diff --git a/src/file/footer/footer.ts b/src/file/footer/footer.ts
index 6934447d83..9466729b86 100644
--- a/src/file/footer/footer.ts
+++ b/src/file/footer/footer.ts
@@ -10,26 +10,28 @@ export class Footer extends InitializableXmlComponent {
     constructor(referenceNumber: number, initContent?: XmlComponent) {
         super("w:ftr", initContent);
         this.refId = referenceNumber;
-        this.root.push(
-            new FooterAttributes({
-                wpc: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2010/wordprocessingCanvas",
-                mc: "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006",
-                o: "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office",
-                r: "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships",
-                m: "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/math",
-                v: "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml",
-                wp14: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2010/wordprocessingDrawing",
-                wp: "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/drawingml/2006/wordprocessingDrawing",
-                w10: "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word",
-                w: "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/wordprocessingml/2006/main",
-                w14: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2010/wordml",
-                w15: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2012/wordml",
-                wpg: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2010/wordprocessingGroup",
-                wpi: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2010/wordprocessingInk",
-                wne: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2006/wordml",
-                wps: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2010/wordprocessingShape",
-            }),
-        );
+        if (!initContent) {
+            this.root.push(
+                new FooterAttributes({
+                    wpc: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2010/wordprocessingCanvas",
+                    mc: "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006",
+                    o: "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office",
+                    r: "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships",
+                    m: "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/math",
+                    v: "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml",
+                    wp14: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2010/wordprocessingDrawing",
+                    wp: "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/drawingml/2006/wordprocessingDrawing",
+                    w10: "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word",
+                    w: "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/wordprocessingml/2006/main",
+                    w14: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2010/wordml",
+                    w15: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2012/wordml",
+                    wpg: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2010/wordprocessingGroup",
+                    wpi: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2010/wordprocessingInk",
+                    wne: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2006/wordml",
+                    wps: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2010/wordprocessingShape",
+                }),
+            );
+        }
     }
 
     public get ReferenceId(): number {
diff --git a/src/file/header/header.ts b/src/file/header/header.ts
index a812b1b453..0f753134ba 100644
--- a/src/file/header/header.ts
+++ b/src/file/header/header.ts
@@ -11,38 +11,39 @@ export class Header extends InitializableXmlComponent {
         super("w:hdr", initContent);
 
         this.refId = referenceNumber;
-
-        this.root.push(
-            new HeaderAttributes({
-                wpc: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2010/wordprocessingCanvas",
-                mc: "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006",
-                o: "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office",
-                r: "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships",
-                m: "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/math",
-                v: "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml",
-                wp14: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2010/wordprocessingDrawing",
-                wp: "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/drawingml/2006/wordprocessingDrawing",
-                w10: "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word",
-                w: "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/wordprocessingml/2006/main",
-                w14: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2010/wordml",
-                w15: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2012/wordml",
-                wpg: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2010/wordprocessingGroup",
-                wpi: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2010/wordprocessingInk",
-                wne: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2006/wordml",
-                wps: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2010/wordprocessingShape",
-                cx: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/drawing/2014/chartex",
-                cx1: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/drawing/2015/9/8/chartex",
-                cx2: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/drawing/2015/10/21/chartex",
-                cx3: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/drawing/2016/5/9/chartex",
-                cx4: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/drawing/2016/5/10/chartex",
-                cx5: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/drawing/2016/5/11/chartex",
-                cx6: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/drawing/2016/5/12/chartex",
-                cx7: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/drawing/2016/5/13/chartex",
-                cx8: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/drawing/2016/5/14/chartex",
-                w16cid: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2016/wordml/cid",
-                w16se: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2015/wordml/symex",
-            }),
-        );
+        if (!initContent) {
+            this.root.push(
+                new HeaderAttributes({
+                    wpc: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2010/wordprocessingCanvas",
+                    mc: "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006",
+                    o: "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office",
+                    r: "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships",
+                    m: "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/math",
+                    v: "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml",
+                    wp14: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2010/wordprocessingDrawing",
+                    wp: "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/drawingml/2006/wordprocessingDrawing",
+                    w10: "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word",
+                    w: "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/wordprocessingml/2006/main",
+                    w14: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2010/wordml",
+                    w15: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2012/wordml",
+                    wpg: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2010/wordprocessingGroup",
+                    wpi: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2010/wordprocessingInk",
+                    wne: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2006/wordml",
+                    wps: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2010/wordprocessingShape",
+                    cx: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/drawing/2014/chartex",
+                    cx1: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/drawing/2015/9/8/chartex",
+                    cx2: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/drawing/2015/10/21/chartex",
+                    cx3: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/drawing/2016/5/9/chartex",
+                    cx4: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/drawing/2016/5/10/chartex",
+                    cx5: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/drawing/2016/5/11/chartex",
+                    cx6: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/drawing/2016/5/12/chartex",
+                    cx7: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/drawing/2016/5/13/chartex",
+                    cx8: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/drawing/2016/5/14/chartex",
+                    w16cid: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2016/wordml/cid",
+                    w16se: "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2015/wordml/symex",
+                }),
+            );
+        }
     }
 
     public get ReferenceId(): number {