diff --git a/fusion_core/template.php b/fusion_core/template.php
index 510c826..e5b9019 100644
--- a/fusion_core/template.php
+++ b/fusion_core/template.php
@@ -104,19 +104,20 @@ function fusion_core_preprocess_page(&$vars) {
   $grid_style = '/css/' . theme_get_setting('theme_grid');
   $themes = fusion_core_theme_paths($theme_key);
   $vars['setting_styles'] = $vars['ie6_styles'] = $vars['ie7_styles'] = $vars['ie8_styles'] = $vars['local_styles'] = '';
+  $query_string = '?'. substr(variable_get('css_js_query_string', '0'), 0, 1);
   foreach ($themes as $name => $path) {
     $link = '<link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="' . base_path() . $path;
     $vars['setting_styles'] .= (file_exists($path . $grid_style . '.css')) ? $link . $grid_style . '.css" />' . "\n" : '';
-    $vars['ie6_styles'] .= (file_exists($path . '/css/ie6-fixes.css')) ? $link . '/css/ie6-fixes.css" />' . "\n" : '';
-    $vars['ie7_styles'] .= (file_exists($path . '/css/ie7-fixes.css')) ? $link . '/css/ie7-fixes.css" />' . "\n" : '';
-    $vars['ie8_styles'] .= (file_exists($path . '/css/ie8-fixes.css')) ? $link . '/css/ie8-fixes.css" />' . "\n" : '';
-    $vars['local_styles'] .= (file_exists($path . '/css/local.css')) ? $link . '/css/local.css" />' . "\n" : '';
+    $vars['ie6_styles'] .= (file_exists($path . '/css/ie6-fixes.css')) ? $link . '/css/ie6-fixes.css' . $query_string . '"/>' . "\n" : '';
+    $vars['ie7_styles'] .= (file_exists($path . '/css/ie7-fixes.css')) ? $link . '/css/ie7-fixes.css' . $query_string . '" />' . "\n" : '';
+    $vars['ie8_styles'] .= (file_exists($path . '/css/ie8-fixes.css')) ? $link . '/css/ie8-fixes.css' . $query_string . '" />' . "\n" : '';
+    $vars['local_styles'] .= (file_exists($path . '/css/local.css')) ? $link . '/css/local.css' . $query_string . '" />' . "\n" : '';
     if (defined('LANGUAGE_RTL') && $language->direction == LANGUAGE_RTL) {
       $vars['setting_styles'] .= (file_exists($path . $grid_style . '-rtl.css')) ? $link . $grid_style . '-rtl.css" />' . "\n" : '';
-      $vars['ie6_styles'] .= (file_exists($path . '/css/ie6-fixes-rtl.css')) ? $link . '/css/ie6-fixes-rtl.css" />' . "\n" : '';
-      $vars['ie7_styles'] .= (file_exists($path . '/css/ie7-fixes-rtl.css')) ? $link . '/css/ie7-fixes-rtl.css" />' . "\n" : '';
-      $vars['ie8_styles'] .= (file_exists($path . '/css/ie8-fixes-rtl.css')) ? $link . '/css/ie8-fixes-rtl.css" />' . "\n" : '';
-      $vars['local_styles'] .= (file_exists($path . '/css/local-rtl.css')) ? $link . '/css/local-rtl.css" />' . "\n" : '';
+      $vars['ie6_styles'] .= (file_exists($path . '/css/ie6-fixes-rtl.css')) ? $link . '/css/ie6-fixes-rtl.css' . $query_string . '" />' . "\n" : '';
+      $vars['ie7_styles'] .= (file_exists($path . '/css/ie7-fixes-rtl.css')) ? $link . '/css/ie7-fixes-rtl.css' . $query_string . '" />' . "\n" : '';
+      $vars['ie8_styles'] .= (file_exists($path . '/css/ie8-fixes-rtl.css')) ? $link . '/css/ie8-fixes-rtl.css' . $query_string . '" />' . "\n" : '';
+      $vars['local_styles'] .= (file_exists($path . '/css/local-rtl.css')) ? $link . '/css/local-rtl.css' . $query_string . '" />' . "\n" : '';
     }
   }