diff --git a/_includes/author-profile.html b/_includes/author-profile.html
index 46691369..55ddae20 100644
--- a/_includes/author-profile.html
+++ b/_includes/author-profile.html
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 
       {% if author.google_plus %}
         <li>
-          <a href="https://plus.google.com/+{{ author.google_plus }}" itemprop="sameAs">
+          <a href="https://plus.google.com/{{ author.google_plus }}" itemprop="sameAs">
             <i class="fa fa-fw fa-google-plus-square" aria-hidden="true"></i> Google+
           </a>
         </li>