diff --git a/action/prettyprint.php b/action/prettyprint.php
index f71c8b7..bf5a3f8 100644
--- a/action/prettyprint.php
+++ b/action/prettyprint.php
@@ -32,20 +32,23 @@ function _printingInfo(Doku_Event $event, $param) {
 		if ($this->getConf('prettyprint')) {
 			$JSINFO['approve']['prettyprint'] = true;
 
-			$versions = p_get_metadata($ID, ApproveConst::METADATA_VERSIONS_KEY);
-            if ($versions) {
-                if(empty($REV)) {
-                    $version = $versions[0];
-                } else {
-                    $version = $versions[$REV];
+			//generate approve info only for existing pages
+			if (page_exists($ID)) {
+                $versions = p_get_metadata($ID, ApproveConst::METADATA_VERSIONS_KEY);
+                if ($versions) {
+                    if(empty($REV)) {
+                        $version = $versions[0];
+                    } else {
+                        $version = $versions[$REV];
+                    }
+                    $JSINFO['approve']['version'] = $version;
                 }
-                $JSINFO['approve']['version'] = $version;
-            }
 
-            $page_sum = $this->hlp->page_sum($ID, $REV);
-			$JSINFO['approve']['status'] = $page_sum;
-			$JSINFO['approve']['date'] = dformat($INFO['lastmod']);
-			$JSINFO['approve']['author'] = editorinfo($INFO['editor']);
+                $page_sum = $this->hlp->page_sum($ID, $REV);
+                $JSINFO['approve']['status'] = $page_sum;
+                $JSINFO['approve']['date'] = dformat($INFO['lastmod']);
+                $JSINFO['approve']['author'] = editorinfo($INFO['editor']);
+            }
 		} else {
 			$JSINFO['approve']['prettyprint'] = false;
 		}