diff --git a/layouts/partials/footer.html b/layouts/partials/footer.html
index 3678d09..c8e2919 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/footer.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/footer.html
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
     <div class="footer__inner">
         <div class="footer__content">
             <span>&copy; {{ now.Format "2006" }}</span>
-            <span><a href="{{ .Site.BaseURL }}">{{ .Site.Author.name }}</a></span>
+            {{ if .Site.Author.name }}
+                <span><a href="{{ .Site.BaseURL }}">{{ .Site.Author.name }}</a></span>
+            {{ endif }}
             <span>{{ .Site.Copyright| safeHTML }}</span>
             {{ range .Site.Menus.footer }}
                 <span><a href="{{ .URL }}">{{ .Name }}</a></span>