diff --git a/inst/rmarkdown/templates/revealjs_presentation/resources/default.html b/inst/rmarkdown/templates/revealjs_presentation/resources/default.html
index ff05143..297df7f 100644
--- a/inst/rmarkdown/templates/revealjs_presentation/resources/default.html
+++ b/inst/rmarkdown/templates/revealjs_presentation/resources/default.html
@@ -677,20 +677,21 @@
       document.querySelector("#ids-footer").style.display = "none";
     }
 
-    Reveal.on('ready', event => {
-      if (event.indexh === 0) {
-        makeFooterInvisible();
-      }
-    });
-    Reveal.addEventListener('slidechanged', (event) => {
+    function makeFooterAndSlideNumberInvisibleOnTitlePage(event) {
       if (event.indexh === 0) {
         Reveal.configure({ slideNumber: null });
         makeFooterInvisible();
-      }
-      if (event.indexh > 0) { 
+      } else { 
         Reveal.configure({ slideNumber: 'c' });
         makeFooterVisible();
       }
+    }
+
+    Reveal.on('ready', event => {
+      makeFooterAndSlideNumberInvisibleOnTitlePage(event);
+    });
+    Reveal.addEventListener('slidechanged', (event) => {
+      makeFooterAndSlideNumberInvisibleOnTitlePage(event);
     });
 </script>
 $endif$