diff --git a/src/PortlandLabs/Concrete5/MigrationTool/Publisher/Command/Handler/CreatePageStructureCommandHandler.php b/src/PortlandLabs/Concrete5/MigrationTool/Publisher/Command/Handler/CreatePageStructureCommandHandler.php
index a4c57943..bcfb3477 100644
--- a/src/PortlandLabs/Concrete5/MigrationTool/Publisher/Command/Handler/CreatePageStructureCommandHandler.php
+++ b/src/PortlandLabs/Concrete5/MigrationTool/Publisher/Command/Handler/CreatePageStructureCommandHandler.php
@@ -89,7 +89,9 @@ private function createRegularPage(Batch $batch, ?CCMPage $ccmParentPage, MTPage
         ];
         $localeInfo = $mtPage->getLocaleRoot();
         if ($localeInfo === null || $batch->isPublishToSitemap() !== true || $this->localeAlreadyExists($batch, $localeInfo)) {
-            return $ccmParentPage->add($pageType, $data);
+            // Page::add() ignores $data['pTemplateID'] and falls back to the page type's
+            // default template unless the template is passed as the third argument.
+            return $ccmParentPage->add($pageType, $data, $pageTemplate ?: false);
         }
         if (!$pageTemplate) {
             throw new UserMessageException(t('Missing page template when creating the home of a language'));