diff --git a/src/partials/header.html b/src/partials/header.html
index 87d8f5b77..247505021 100644
--- a/src/partials/header.html
+++ b/src/partials/header.html
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
IN THE SOFTWARE.
-->
-
+
{% set site_url = config.site_url | default(nav.homepage.url, true) | url %}
{% if not config.use_directory_urls and site_url == "." %}
{% set site_url = site_url ~ "/index.html" %}
diff --git a/src/partials/nav.html b/src/partials/nav.html
index 4136c98c4..a5f0cfbc1 100644
--- a/src/partials/nav.html
+++ b/src/partials/nav.html
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
IN THE SOFTWARE.
-->
-
+
{% set site_url = config.site_url | default(nav.homepage.url, true) | url %}
{% if not config.use_directory_urls and site_url == "." %}
{% set site_url = site_url ~ "/index.html" %}