diff --git a/sitemap.xml b/sitemap.xml
index 6007c15f2c..e8f584c388 100644
--- a/sitemap.xml
+++ b/sitemap.xml
@@ -2,10 +2,8 @@
 title : "Sitemap"
 sitemap_exclude: y
 ---
-
-{% assign istio = "https://istio.io" %}
-
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+{% assign istio = "https://istio.io" %}
 <urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">
     {% for post in site.posts %}
     <url>