diff --git a/includes/class-wc-template-loader.php b/includes/class-wc-template-loader.php
index 7f0bdbcc4f0..28e0606f6b4 100644
--- a/includes/class-wc-template-loader.php
+++ b/includes/class-wc-template-loader.php
@@ -127,7 +127,16 @@ class WC_Template_Loader {
 		$templates[] = 'woocommerce.php';
 
 		if ( is_page_template() ) {
-			$templates[] = get_page_template_slug();
+			$page_template = get_page_template_slug();
+
+			if ( $page_template ) {
+				$validated_file = validate_file( $page_template );
+				if ( 0 === $validated_file ) {
+					$templates[] = $page_template;
+				} else {
+					error_log( "WooCommerce: Unable to validate template path: \"$page_template\". Error Code: $validated_file." );
+				}
+			}
 		}
 
 		if ( is_singular( 'product' ) ) {