diff --git a/_includes/_author-bio.html b/_includes/_author-bio.html
index ec97dc04..fb6be480 100644
--- a/_includes/_author-bio.html
+++ b/_includes/_author-bio.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <p>{{ site.owner.bio }}</p>
 {% if site.owner.twitter %}<a href="http://twitter.com/{{ site.owner.twitter }}" class="author-social" target="_blank"><i class="icon-twitter"></i> Twitter</a>{% endif %}
 {% if site.owner.facebook %}<a href="http://facebook.com/{{ site.owner.facebook }}" class="author-social" target="_blank"><i class="icon-facebook"></i> Facebook</a>{% endif %}
-{% if site.owner.google_plus %}<a href="{{ site.owner.google_plus }}" class="author-social" target="_blank"><i class="icon-google-plus"></i> Google+</a>{% endif %}
+{% if site.owner.google_plus %}<a href="http://plus.google.com/+{{ site.owner.google_plus }}" class="author-social" target="_blank"><i class="icon-google-plus"></i> Google+</a>{% endif %}
 {% if site.owner.linkedin %}<a href="http://linkedin.com/in/{{ site.owner.linkedin }}" class="author-social" target="_blank"><i class="icon-linkedin"></i> LinkedIn</a>{% endif %}
 {% if site.owner.instagram %}<a href="http://instagram.com/{{ site.owner.instagram }}" class="author-social" target="_blank"><i class="icon-instagram"></i> Instagram</a>{% endif %}
 {% if site.owner.tumblr %}<a href="http://{{ site.owner.tumblr }}.tumblr.com" class="author-social" target="_blank"><i class="icon-tumblr"></i> Tumblr</a>{% endif %}
diff --git a/_includes/_head.html b/_includes/_head.html
index 399ea5bc..8a726f1b 100644
--- a/_includes/_head.html
+++ b/_includes/_head.html
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 {% capture canonical %}{{ site.url }}{% if site.permalink contains '.html' %}{{ page.url }}{% else %}{{ page.url | remove:'index.html' | strip_slash }}{% endif %}{% endcapture %}
 <link rel="canonical" href="{{ canonical }}">
 <link href="{{ site.url }}/feed.xml" type="application/atom+xml" rel="alternate" title="{{ site.title }} Feed">
-{% if site.owner.google_plus %}<link rel="author" href="{{ site.owner.google_plus }}?rel=author">{% endif %}
+{% if site.owner.google_plus %}<link rel="author" href="http://plus.google.com/+{{ site.owner.google_plus }}?rel=author">{% endif %}
 
 <!-- http://t.co/dKP3o1e -->
 <meta name="HandheldFriendly" content="True">