diff --git a/layouts/_default/rss.xml b/layouts/_default/rss.xml
index 70f290fd..929146f7 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/rss.xml
+++ b/layouts/_default/rss.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     {{ with .OutputFormats.Get "RSS" }}
         {{ printf "<atom:link href=%q rel=\"self\" type=%q />" .Permalink .MediaType | safeHTML }}
     {{ end }}
-
+    {{ if eq (trim .Permalink "index.xml") (string .Site.BaseURL)}}
     {{ range .Pages}}
     <item>
       <title>{{ .Title }}</title>
@@ -35,6 +35,6 @@
         {{ end }}
         </description>
     </item>
-    {{ end }}{{ end }}
+    {{ end }}
   </channel>
 </rss>