diff --git a/lib/task/pdf/ead-pdf-full-details.xsl b/lib/task/pdf/ead-pdf-full-details.xsl
index e32b31c0a0..ed6d272bf4 100644
--- a/lib/task/pdf/ead-pdf-full-details.xsl
+++ b/lib/task/pdf/ead-pdf-full-details.xsl
@@ -432,10 +432,10 @@
                         <fo:bookmark-title>
                             <xsl:choose>
                                 <xsl:when test="ead:head">
-                                    <xsl:apply-templates select="child::*/ead:head"/>
+                                    <xsl:value-of select="child::*/ead:head[1]"/>
                                 </xsl:when>
                                 <xsl:otherwise>
-                                    <xsl:apply-templates select="child::*/ead:unittitle"/>
+                                    <xsl:value-of select="child::*/ead:unittitle[1]"/>
                                 </xsl:otherwise>
                             </xsl:choose>
                         </fo:bookmark-title>
diff --git a/lib/task/pdf/ead-pdf-inventory-summary.xsl b/lib/task/pdf/ead-pdf-inventory-summary.xsl
index b42c8d921c..773978c168 100644
--- a/lib/task/pdf/ead-pdf-inventory-summary.xsl
+++ b/lib/task/pdf/ead-pdf-inventory-summary.xsl
@@ -424,10 +424,10 @@
                         <fo:bookmark-title>
                             <xsl:choose>
                                 <xsl:when test="ead:head">
-                                    <xsl:apply-templates select="child::*/ead:head"/>
+                                    <xsl:value-of select="child::*/ead:head[1]"/>
                                 </xsl:when>
                                 <xsl:otherwise>
-                                    <xsl:apply-templates select="child::*/ead:unittitle"/>
+                                    <xsl:value-of select="child::*/ead:unittitle[1]"/>
                                 </xsl:otherwise>
                             </xsl:choose>
                         </fo:bookmark-title>
@@ -438,10 +438,10 @@
                             <fo:bookmark-title>
                                 <xsl:choose>
                                     <xsl:when test="ead:head">
-                                        <xsl:apply-templates select="child::*/ead:head"/>
+                                        <xsl:value-of select="child::*/ead:head[1]"/>
                                     </xsl:when>
                                     <xsl:otherwise>
-                                        <xsl:apply-templates select="child::*/ead:unittitle"/>
+                                        <xsl:value-of select="child::*/ead:unittitle[1]"/>
                                     </xsl:otherwise>
                                 </xsl:choose>
                             </fo:bookmark-title>
@@ -1374,27 +1374,29 @@
 
     <!-- Collection Inventory (dsc) templates -->
     <xsl:template match="ead:archdesc/ead:dsc">
-        <fo:block xsl:use-attribute-sets="sectionTable" >
-            <fo:block xsl:use-attribute-sets="h2ID"><xsl:value-of select="local:tagName(.)"/></fo:block>
-            <fo:table table-layout="fixed" space-after="12pt" width="100%" font-size="10pt"
-                border-bottom="1pt solid #000" border-top="1pt solid #000"
-                border-left="1pt solid #000" border-right="1pt solid #000" text-align="left"
-                border-after-width.length="1pt" border-after-width.conditionality="retain"
-                border-before-width.length="1pt" border-before-width.conditionality="retain">
-
-                <fo:table-column column-number="1" column-width="1.25in" border-right="1pt solid #000"/>
-                <fo:table-column column-number="2" column-width="2.75in"/>
-                <fo:table-column column-number="3" column-width="1.3in"/>
-                <fo:table-column column-number="4" column-width="2.1in"/>
-
-                <fo:table-body start-indent="0in">
-                    <xsl:if test="child::*[@level][1][@level='item' or @level='file' or @level='otherlevel']">
-                        <xsl:call-template name="tableHeaders"/>
-                    </xsl:if>
-                    <xsl:apply-templates select="*[not(self::ead:head)]"/>
-                </fo:table-body>
-            </fo:table>
-        </fo:block>
+        <xsl:if test="*">
+            <fo:block xsl:use-attribute-sets="sectionTable" >
+                <fo:block xsl:use-attribute-sets="h2ID"><xsl:value-of select="local:tagName(.)"/></fo:block>
+                <fo:table table-layout="fixed" space-after="12pt" width="100%" font-size="10pt"
+                    border-bottom="1pt solid #000" border-top="1pt solid #000"
+                    border-left="1pt solid #000" border-right="1pt solid #000" text-align="left"
+                    border-after-width.length="1pt" border-after-width.conditionality="retain"
+                    border-before-width.length="1pt" border-before-width.conditionality="retain">
+
+                    <fo:table-column column-number="1" column-width="1.25in" border-right="1pt solid #000"/>
+                    <fo:table-column column-number="2" column-width="2.75in"/>
+                    <fo:table-column column-number="3" column-width="1.3in"/>
+                    <fo:table-column column-number="4" column-width="2.1in"/>
+
+                    <fo:table-body start-indent="0in">
+                        <xsl:if test="child::*[@level][1][@level='item' or @level='file' or @level='otherlevel']">
+                            <xsl:call-template name="tableHeaders"/>
+                        </xsl:if>
+                        <xsl:apply-templates select="*[not(self::ead:head)]"/>
+                    </fo:table-body>
+                </fo:table>
+            </fo:block>
+        </xsl:if>
     </xsl:template>
 
     <!--