diff --git a/layouts/_default/baseof.html b/layouts/_default/baseof.html
index f0f7ed0..a5dad97 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/baseof.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/baseof.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     {{ "<!-- The above 3 meta tags *must* come first in the head; any other head content must come *after* these tags -->" | safeHTML }}
 
     <meta name="description" content="{{ .Params.description | default .Site.Params.description }}">
-    {{ if .Site.Params.author }}<meta name="author" content="{{ .Site.Params.author }}">{{ end }}
+    <meta name="author" content="{{ .Params.author | default .Site.Params.author }}">
 
     {{ if .Site.Params.google_verify_meta }}<meta name="google-site-verification" content="{{ .Site.Params.google_verify_meta }}">{{ end }}