diff --git a/_includes/author-profile.html b/_includes/author-profile.html
index 4d1de88f..612f3ca2 100644
--- a/_includes/author-profile.html
+++ b/_includes/author-profile.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{% assign author = page.author | default: page.authors[0] | default: site:author %}
+{% assign author = page.author | default: page.authors[0] | default: site.author %}
 {% assign author = site.data.authors[author] | default: author %}
 
 <div itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person">