diff --git a/src/js/classes/config/gogo-config.class.ts b/src/js/classes/config/gogo-config.class.ts
index d3ad740..3006293 100644
--- a/src/js/classes/config/gogo-config.class.ts
+++ b/src/js/classes/config/gogo-config.class.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { GoGoFeature } from './gogo-feature.class';
 import { ElementStatus } from '../classes'; 
 import { DEFAULT_FEATURES } from './gogo-default-feature' ;
 declare var L : any;
-declare var commonmark;
 
 export class GoGoConfig
 {
@@ -201,11 +200,6 @@ export class GoGoConfig
             switch(prop) {
               case 'defaultBounds' : new_prop = L.latLngBounds(object[prop]);break;
               case 'defaultCenter' : new_prop = L.latLng(object[prop]);break;
-              case 'bodyTemplate': 
-                let parser = new commonmark.Parser()
-                let htmlRenderer = new commonmark.HtmlRenderer();
-                new_prop = htmlRenderer.render(parser.parse(object[prop]));
-                break;
               default: new_prop = object[prop];break;
             }
             that[prop] = new_prop;
diff --git a/src/js/components/element/element.component.ts b/src/js/components/element/element.component.ts
index 424a638..6fe5a2d 100644
--- a/src/js/components/element/element.component.ts
+++ b/src/js/components/element/element.component.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@ export class ElementComponent
     // If there is a body template configured, then we use it. We use the default body otherwise.
     if (App.config.infobar.bodyTemplate) 
     {
-      options.body = nunjucks.renderString(App.config.infobar.bodyTemplate, this.element);
+      // Compile the body template once for all
+      if(!App.config.infobar.bodyTemplate.compiled) App.config.infobar.bodyTemplate = nunjucks.compile(App.config.infobar.bodyTemplate.content);
+      options.body = App.config.infobar.bodyTemplate.render(this.element);
       options.body = options.body.replace(/&amp;/g, "&").replace(/&gt;/g, ">").replace(/&lt;/g, "<").replace(/&quot;/g, '"');
     }
     else options.body = nunjucks.render('components/element/body.html.njk', options);
diff --git a/src/js/gogocarto.ts b/src/js/gogocarto.ts
index dcb0835..227a830 100644
--- a/src/js/gogocarto.ts
+++ b/src/js/gogocarto.ts
@@ -120,8 +120,11 @@ export class GoGoCartoModule
 
 			App.routerModule.loadInitialState();
 
-			// wait for initial state to be loaded
-			setTimeout( () => App.elementsJsonModule.loadLocalElements(), 100);
+			App.templateModule.initialize(App.config, function()
+				{
+					// wait for initial state to be loaded
+					setTimeout( () => App.elementsJsonModule.loadLocalElements(), 100);
+				});
 
 			this.bindEvents();
 		}, 0);	 
diff --git a/src/js/modules/core/template.module.ts b/src/js/modules/core/template.module.ts
index f0740d2..4a802c0 100644
--- a/src/js/modules/core/template.module.ts
+++ b/src/js/modules/core/template.module.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 import { AppModule } from "../../app.module";
 
 import { App } from "../../gogocarto";
+import { GoGoConfig } from "../../classes/config/gogo-config.class";
+
+declare var $;
 declare var nunjucks;
+declare var commonmark;
 
 export class TemplateModule
 {
@@ -14,6 +18,50 @@ export class TemplateModule
 		nunjucks.configure('../src/views', { autoescape: true });
 	}
 
+	initialize(config: GoGoConfig, callback: () => void)
+	{
+		if(config.infobar.bodyTemplate)
+		{
+			switch(config.infobar.bodyTemplate.type)
+			{
+				case "string":
+					let content = config.infobar.bodyTemplate.content;
+					if(Array.isArray(content))
+					{
+						content = content.join('\n');
+					}
+			    config.infobar.bodyTemplate.content = this.parseMarkdownSyntax(content);
+			    config.infobar.bodyTemplate.compiled = false;
+			    callback();
+			    break;
+		    case "url":
+					let that = this;
+					$.ajax({
+						dataType: 'text',
+						url: config.infobar.bodyTemplate.content,
+						success: (data) => {
+							config.infobar.bodyTemplate.content = that.parseMarkdownSyntax(data);
+							config.infobar.bodyTemplate.compiled = false;
+							callback();
+						},
+						error: () => { console.error("Error while getting the body template at url ", config.infobar.bodyTemplate.content)}
+					});
+					break;
+		  }
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			callback();
+		}
+	}
+
+	private parseMarkdownSyntax(markdownString: string): string
+	{
+		let parser = new commonmark.Parser()
+		let htmlRenderer = new commonmark.HtmlRenderer();
+		return htmlRenderer.render(parser.parse(markdownString));
+	}
+
 	render(templateName : string, options : any = {}) : string
 	{
 		let fileUrl = '';