diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fe63b61..3f9e7f7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ For syntax highlighting, set `pygmentsuseclasses = true` in your `config.toml`.
 
 ````toml
 [params]
-Author = "Firstname Lastname"
 DateForm = "Jan 2, 2006" # required
 Description = "eat, sleep, rave, repeat"
 Email = "username@hogwarts.edu"
diff --git a/layouts/partials/header.html b/layouts/partials/header.html
index bd20dfc..8fff876 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/header.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/header.html
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
                     <a href="/code"><li>code</li></a>
                 </ul>
             </nav>
-            <a href="/"><div class="name">{{ .Site.Params.Author }}</div></a>
+            <a href="/"><div class="name">{{ .Site.Author }}</div></a>
         </div>
     </div>
 </div>