diff --git a/processor b/processor
index d149a04..943d88c 100755
--- a/processor
+++ b/processor
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ exec-template()
   exec $( resolv-template "$1" )
 }
 
+# allows custom templates to invoke the default template (say, to set/override
+# options)
+resume-default()
+{
+  exec "$path_default_tpl/$1"
+}
+
 # performs index generation; by separating this into a procedure, we allow the
 # template to invoke it at any point and further process the output
 do-index()
@@ -115,5 +122,5 @@ do-index()
 }
 
 # let the template finish
-export -f do-index resolv-template apply-template exec-template
+export -f do-index resolv-template apply-template exec-template resume-default
 exec-template index