diff --git a/R/check-yaml.R b/R/check-yaml.R
index 1dab1f3..6bc5dd7 100644
--- a/R/check-yaml.R
+++ b/R/check-yaml.R
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 #' am error message telling you what doesn't match if needed.
 #'
 #' @param type Type of document
+#' @param tag_exceptions A vector of YAML tag names that if missing, will not
+#' cause an error
 #' @param verbose Logical. If `TRUE`, print messages
 #'
 #' @importFrom rmarkdown yaml_front_matter
@@ -17,6 +19,7 @@ check_yaml <- function(type = c("resdoc", "resdoc_pdf", "resdoc_word",
                                 "manureport_word",
                                 "techreport", "techreport_pdf",
                                 "techreport_word"),
+                       tag_exceptions = c("show_continued_text"),
                        verbose = FALSE) {
 
   tryCatch({type <- match.arg(type)
@@ -54,6 +57,7 @@ check_yaml <- function(type = c("resdoc", "resdoc_pdf", "resdoc_word",
   ))
   x_index <- names(yaml_front_matter("index.Rmd"))
   .diff <- setdiff(x_skeleton, x_index)
+  .diff <- .diff[-tag_exceptions]
   if (length(.diff) > 0L) {
     bail("Your ", fn_color("index.Rmd"), " file is missing the YAML ",
          "tag(s):\n\n", tag_color(paste(.diff, collapse = "\n")))
diff --git a/R/tables.R b/R/tables.R
index 6f8a4b9..940a54d 100644
--- a/R/tables.R
+++ b/R/tables.R
@@ -208,6 +208,10 @@ csas_table <- function(x,
 
   # Insert `Continued on next page ...` and
   # `... Continued from previous page` for latex
+  if(!is.logical(show_continued_text)){
+    stop("The `show_continued_text` value is non-logical. If setting in ",
+         "YAML, use `true` or `false`.")
+  }
   if(format == "latex" && show_continued_text){
 
     k_lines <- strsplit(k, "\n")[[1]]
diff --git a/man/check_yaml.Rd b/man/check_yaml.Rd
index 5165004..cf1f8b2 100644
--- a/man/check_yaml.Rd
+++ b/man/check_yaml.Rd
@@ -8,12 +8,16 @@ check_yaml(
   type = c("resdoc", "resdoc_pdf", "resdoc_word", "sr", "sr_pdf", "sr_word",
     "manureport", "manureport_pdf", "manureport_word", "techreport", "techreport_pdf",
     "techreport_word"),
+  tag_exceptions = c("show_continued_text"),
   verbose = FALSE
 )
 }
 \arguments{
 \item{type}{Type of document}
 
+\item{tag_exceptions}{A vector of YAML tag names that if missing, will not
+cause an error}
+
 \item{verbose}{Logical. If \code{TRUE}, print messages}
 }
 \description{