diff --git a/administrator/templates/isis/html/layouts/joomla/pagination/link.php b/administrator/templates/isis/html/layouts/joomla/pagination/link.php
index b45208d55f354..926afa1cc58db 100644
--- a/administrator/templates/isis/html/layouts/joomla/pagination/link.php
+++ b/administrator/templates/isis/html/layouts/joomla/pagination/link.php
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
 ?>
 <?php if ($displayData['active']) : ?>
 	<li<?php echo $liClass ? ' class="' . $liClass . '"' : ''; ?>>
-		<a class="<?php echo implode(' ', $cssClasses); ?>" <?php echo $title; ?> href="#" onclick="<?php echo $onClick; ?>">
+		<a <?php echo $cssClasses ? 'class="' . implode(' ', $cssClasses) . '"' : ''; ?> <?php echo $title; ?> href="#" onclick="<?php echo $onClick; ?>">
 			<?php echo $display; ?>
 		</a>
 	</li>
diff --git a/layouts/joomla/pagination/link.php b/layouts/joomla/pagination/link.php
index 220e99ea49e64..2670107b53bd2 100644
--- a/layouts/joomla/pagination/link.php
+++ b/layouts/joomla/pagination/link.php
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
 ?>
 <?php if ($displayData['active']) : ?>
 	<li>
-		<a class="<?php echo implode(' ', $cssClasses); ?>" <?php echo $title; ?> href="#" onclick="<?php echo $onClick; ?>">
+		<a <?php echo $cssClasses ? 'class="' . implode(' ', $cssClasses) . '"' : ''; ?> <?php echo $title; ?> href="#" onclick="<?php echo $onClick; ?>">
 			<?php echo $display; ?>
 		</a>
 	</li>