diff --git a/definitions/grib1/section.1.def b/definitions/grib1/section.1.def
index 5e116c985..9b042aae9 100644
--- a/definitions/grib1/section.1.def
+++ b/definitions/grib1/section.1.def
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ if(((section1Length > 40) or new() or setLocalDefinition> 0) and deleteLocalDefi
   {
     pad reservedNeedNotBePresent(12);
     codetable[1] localDefinitionNumber 'grib1/localDefinitionNumber.98.table' = 1 : dump;
-    template  localDefinition  "grib1/local.98.[localDefinitionNumber:l].def";
+    template_nofail  localDefinition  "grib1/local.98.[localDefinitionNumber:l].def";
     if (changed(localDefinitionNumber)) {
       if(!new() && localDefinitionNumber!=4 ) {
          section_padding localExtensionPadding : read_only;
diff --git a/definitions/grib2/local.98.def b/definitions/grib2/local.98.def
index 1de5ff9b8..2662e3272 100644
--- a/definitions/grib2/local.98.def
+++ b/definitions/grib2/local.98.def
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ meta eps g2_eps(productDefinitionTemplateNumber,
                 stepType,
                 derivedForecast);
 
-template  localSection  "grib2/local.98.[grib2LocalSectionNumber:l].def";
+template_nofail  localSection  "grib2/local.98.[grib2LocalSectionNumber:l].def";
 position offsetAfterLocalSection;
 transient addExtraLocalSection=0;
 transient deleteExtraLocalSection=0;