diff --git a/default.latex b/default.latex
index 2deebfecc..e9eaa08b7 100644
--- a/default.latex
+++ b/default.latex
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ $endif$
 $if(geometry)$
 \usepackage[$for(geometry)$$geometry$$sep$,$endfor$]{geometry}
 $endif$
+\makeatletter
+\@ifpackageloaded{hyperref}{}{%
 \ifxetex
   \usepackage[setpagesize=false, % page size defined by xetex
               unicode=false, % unicode breaks when used with xetex
@@ -60,7 +62,13 @@ $endif$
 \else
   \usepackage[unicode=true]{hyperref}
 \fi
-\usepackage[usenames,dvipsnames]{color}
+}
+\@ifpackageloaded{color}{
+    \PassOptionsToPackage{usenames,dvipsnames}{color}
+}{%
+    \usepackage[usenames,dvipsnames]{color}
+}
+\makeatother
 \hypersetup{breaklinks=true,
             bookmarks=true,
             pdfauthor={$author-meta$},