diff --git a/layouts/partials/header.html b/layouts/partials/header.html
index 097463c..8176f59 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/header.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/header.html
@@ -5,13 +5,15 @@
         <meta charset="utf-8">
         <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
         <title>{{ .Title }}</title>
+        {{ if .Site.Params.favicon }}
         <link rel="icon" href="{{ .Site.Params.favicon | absURL }}">
+        {{ end }}
         {{ partial "css" . }} {{ partial "js" . }} {{ .Hugo.Generator }}
         {{ if .RSSLink }}
         <link href="{{ .RSSLink }}" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="{{ .Site.Title }}" />
         <link href="{{ .RSSLink }}" rel="feed" type="application/rss+xml" title="{{ .Site.Title }}" />
         {{ end }}
-        
+
         {{ if .Site.GoogleAnalytics }}
         <!-- Global Site Tag (gtag.js) - Google Analytics -->
         <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id={{ .Site.GoogleAnalytics }}"></script>