diff --git a/NOVAthesisFiles/Schools/ulisboa/fmv/ulisboa-fmv-defaults.ldf b/NOVAthesisFiles/Schools/ulisboa/fmv/ulisboa-fmv-defaults.ldf
index a055ff9a..5476402c 100644
--- a/NOVAthesisFiles/Schools/ulisboa/fmv/ulisboa-fmv-defaults.ldf
+++ b/NOVAthesisFiles/Schools/ulisboa/fmv/ulisboa-fmv-defaults.ldf
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@
   % \advisertitlestringfont():={\bfseries}%
   \adviserstringfont():={\bfseries}%
   \begin{minipage}[t]{0.48\textwidth}
-    \IfStrEq{\@COVERNUM}{2-1}%
+    \ifcovernum{2-1}%
       {\ifdocfinal{\ntprintpersons[name]{1}{1}{committee}{\thecommitteeorder()}\mbox{}}{\mbox{}}}%
       {\mbox{}}
   \end{minipage}%
diff --git a/NOVAthesisFiles/nt-version.sty b/NOVAthesisFiles/nt-version.sty
index a3c6ada1..2af95df3 100644
--- a/NOVAthesisFiles/nt-version.sty
+++ b/NOVAthesisFiles/nt-version.sty
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-\newcommand*{\novathesisversion}{7.1.14}
-\newcommand*{\novathesisdate}{2023-12-27}
+\newcommand*{\novathesisversion}{7.1.15}
+\newcommand*{\novathesisdate}{2024-01-15}
diff --git a/novathesis.cls b/novathesis.cls
index 0fe2f87b..b758f211 100644
--- a/novathesis.cls
+++ b/novathesis.cls
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 %% To view a copy of this license, visit
 %% https://www.latex-project.org/lppl/lppl-1-3c/
 %%
-%% Version 2023-12-27 [7.1.14]
+%% Version 2024-01-15 [7.1.15]
 %% Departamento de Informática (www.di.fct.unl.pt)
 %% Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia (www.fct.unl.pt)
 %% Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (www.unl.pt)
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 
 
-\ProvidesClass{novathesis}[2023-12-27 novathesis template]
+\ProvidesClass{novathesis}[2024-01-15 novathesis template]
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}[2020-02-02]
 
 
@@ -1559,7 +1559,7 @@
 }
 
 \gdef\@COVERNUM{}%
-\newcommand{\ifcovernum}[3]{\IfStrEq{\@COVERNUM}{#1}{#2}{#3}}
+\newcommand{\ifcovernum}[2]{\IfStrEq{\@COVERNUM}{#1}{#2}}
 
 \newcommand{\ntprintcoversingle}[1]{%
   % #1 = cover ID “major-minor”
@@ -1587,7 +1587,7 @@
     \NTRunHook{cover/#1/post}%
     \NTRunHook{cover/post}%
   \endgroup%
-  \clearpage%
+  \ifoptionequal{/novathesis/media}{paper}{\newpage ~\thispagestyle{empty}\newpage}{\clearforchapter}
 }
 
 \newcommand{\@covertikzlist}{}
diff --git a/template.tex b/template.tex
index 0b5fcb16..9cf8076a 100644
--- a/template.tex
+++ b/template.tex
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 %% To view a copy of this license, visit
 %% https://www.latex-project.org/lppl/lppl-1-3c/
 %%
-%% Version 2023-12-27 [7.1.14]
+%% Version 2024-01-15 [7.1.15]
 %% Departamento de Informática (www.di.fct.unl.pt)
 %% Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia (www.fct.unl.pt)
 %% Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (www.unl.pt)