diff --git a/default.beamer b/default.beamer
index 8617374d5..4e414ba26 100644
--- a/default.beamer
+++ b/default.beamer
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ $if(natbib)$
 \bibliographystyle{$if(biblio-style)$$biblio-style$$else$plainnat$endif$}
 $endif$
 $if(biblatex)$
-\usepackage[$for(biblatexoptions)$$biblatexoptions$$sep$,$endfor$]{biblatex}
+\usepackage$if(biblio-style)$[style=$biblio-style$]$endif${biblatex}
+$if(biblatexoptions)$\ExecuteBibliographyOptions{$for(biblatexoptions)$$biblatexoptions$$sep$,$endfor$}$endif$
 $for(bibliography)$
 \addbibresource{$bibliography$}
 $endfor$
diff --git a/default.latex b/default.latex
index ef79b33b2..331ae70e2 100644
--- a/default.latex
+++ b/default.latex
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ $if(natbib)$
 \bibliographystyle{$if(biblio-style)$$biblio-style$$else$plainnat$endif$}
 $endif$
 $if(biblatex)$
-\usepackage[$for(biblatexoptions)$$biblatexoptions$$sep$,$endfor$]{biblatex}
+\usepackage$if(biblio-style)$[style=$biblio-style$]$endif${biblatex}
+$if(biblatexoptions)$\ExecuteBibliographyOptions{$for(biblatexoptions)$$biblatexoptions$$sep$,$endfor$}$endif$
 $for(bibliography)$
 \addbibresource{$bibliography$}
 $endfor$