diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fe663cdb..4c64821b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 ### 🐞 Fixes
 
+- [#958](https://github.com/estruyf/vscode-front-matter/issues/958): Fix variable frontmatter leads to error
 - [#984](https://github.com/estruyf/vscode-front-matter/issues/984): Fix in `frontMatter.global.timezone` is invalid
 - [#1004](https://github.com/estruyf/vscode-front-matter/issues/1004): Fix for `mediaDB.json` containing full paths on Windows instead of relative paths
 - [#1006](https://github.com/estruyf/vscode-front-matter/issues/1006): Fix output channel colorizer schema to only apply to the Front Matter output channel
diff --git a/src/helpers/ContentType.ts b/src/helpers/ContentType.ts
index 14438c26..40328609 100644
--- a/src/helpers/ContentType.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/ContentType.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ import { Folders } from '../commands/Folders';
 import { Questions } from './Questions';
 import { Notifications } from './Notifications';
 import { DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE_NAME } from '../constants/ContentType';
-import { Telemetry } from './Telemetry';
 import { basename } from 'path';
 import { ParsedFrontMatter } from '../parsers';
 import { encodeEmoji, existsAsync, fieldWhenClause, getTitleField, writeFileAsync } from '../utils';
@@ -408,7 +407,7 @@ export class ContentType {
    * @param parents
    * @returns
    */
-  public static getFieldValue(data: any, parents: string[]): string | string[] {
+  public static getFieldValue(data: any, parents: string[]): any {
     let fieldValue = [];
     let crntPageData = data;
 
@@ -575,7 +574,8 @@ export class ContentType {
         fieldValue === null ||
         fieldValue === undefined ||
         fieldValue === '' ||
-        fieldValue.length === 0 ||
+        (Array.isArray(fieldValue) && fieldValue.length === 0) ||
+        (typeof fieldValue === 'string' && fieldValue.length === 0) ||
         fieldValue === DefaultFieldValues.faultyCustomPlaceholder
       ) {
         emptyFields.push(fields);
diff --git a/src/services/PagesParser.ts b/src/services/PagesParser.ts
index 8813ecdd..881c3da9 100644
--- a/src/services/PagesParser.ts
+++ b/src/services/PagesParser.ts
@@ -219,7 +219,6 @@ export class PagesParser {
       const isDefaultLanguage = await i18n.isDefaultLanguage(filePath);
       const locale = await i18n.getLocale(filePath);
       const translations = await i18n.getTranslations(filePath);
-      const pageFolder = await Folders.getPageFolderByFilePath(filePath);
 
       const page: Page = {
         ...article.data,
@@ -242,7 +241,6 @@ export class PagesParser {
         fmContentType: contentType.name || DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE_NAME,
         fmBody: article?.content || '',
         fmDateFormat: dateFormat,
-        fmPageFolder: pageFolder,
         // i18n properties
         fmDefaultLocale: isDefaultLanguage,
         fmLocale: locale,
@@ -255,7 +253,8 @@ export class PagesParser {
           Article.generateSlug(escapedTitle, article, contentType.slugTemplate)
             ?.slugWithPrefixAndSuffix,
         date: article?.data[dateField] || '',
-        draft: article?.data.draft
+        draft: article?.data.draft,
+        fmPageFolder: undefined
       };
 
       let previewFieldParents = ContentType.findPreviewField(contentType.fields);
@@ -335,38 +334,52 @@ export class PagesParser {
 
           // Revalidate as the array could have been empty
           if (fieldValue) {
-            // Check if the value already starts with https - if that is the case, it is an external image
-            if (fieldValue.startsWith('http')) {
-              page.fmPreviewImage = fieldValue;
+            // Handle both string and object formats for the field value
+            let imageValue: string | undefined;
+            if (typeof fieldValue === 'string') {
+              imageValue = fieldValue;
+            } else if (typeof fieldValue === 'object' && fieldValue.src) {
+              // Handle object format like { src: "filename.jpg", title: "title" }
+              imageValue = fieldValue.src;
             } else {
-              let staticPath = join(wsFolder.fsPath, staticFolder || '', fieldValue);
+              // Skip processing if the value is neither a string nor an object with src
+              imageValue = undefined;
+            }
 
-              if (staticFolder === STATIC_FOLDER_PLACEHOLDER.hexo.placeholder) {
-                const crntFilePath = parseWinPath(filePath);
-                const pathWithoutExtension = crntFilePath.replace(extname(crntFilePath), '');
-                staticPath = join(pathWithoutExtension, fieldValue);
-              }
+            if (imageValue) {
+              // Check if the value already starts with https - if that is the case, it is an external image
+              if (imageValue.startsWith('http')) {
+                page.fmPreviewImage = imageValue;
+              } else {
+                let staticPath = join(wsFolder.fsPath, staticFolder || '', imageValue);
 
-              const contentFolderPath = join(dirname(filePath), fieldValue);
-
-              let previewUri = null;
-              if (await existsAsync(staticPath)) {
-                previewUri = Uri.file(staticPath);
-              } else if (await existsAsync(contentFolderPath)) {
-                previewUri = Uri.file(contentFolderPath);
-              }
-
-              if (previewUri) {
-                let previewPath = '';
-
-                const Webview = Dashboard.getWebview();
-                if (Webview) {
-                  previewPath = Webview.asWebviewUri(previewUri).toString();
-                } else {
-                  previewPath = PagesParser.getWebviewUri(previewUri).toString();
+                if (staticFolder === STATIC_FOLDER_PLACEHOLDER.hexo.placeholder) {
+                  const crntFilePath = parseWinPath(filePath);
+                  const pathWithoutExtension = crntFilePath.replace(extname(crntFilePath), '');
+                  staticPath = join(pathWithoutExtension, imageValue);
                 }
 
-                page['fmPreviewImage'] = previewPath || '';
+                const contentFolderPath = join(dirname(filePath), imageValue);
+
+                let previewUri = null;
+                if (await existsAsync(staticPath)) {
+                  previewUri = Uri.file(staticPath);
+                } else if (await existsAsync(contentFolderPath)) {
+                  previewUri = Uri.file(contentFolderPath);
+                }
+
+                if (previewUri) {
+                  let previewPath = '';
+
+                  const Webview = Dashboard.getWebview();
+                  if (Webview) {
+                    previewPath = Webview.asWebviewUri(previewUri).toString();
+                  } else {
+                    previewPath = PagesParser.getWebviewUri(previewUri).toString();
+                  }
+
+                  page['fmPreviewImage'] = previewPath || '';
+                }
               }
             }
           }