diff --git a/layouts/_default/section.html b/layouts/_default/section.html
index 180d2cbb..2a2d6a28 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/section.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/section.html
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
                           {{ if .Params.likeof }}<a href="{{ .Params.likeof }}" class="link u-url"> post</a>{{ end }}
                           {{ if .Params.inreplyto }}<a href="{{ .Params.inreplyto }}" class="link u-url"> post</a>{{ end }}
                           {{ if .Params.repostof }}<a href="{{ .Params.repostof }}" class="link u-url"> post</a>{{ end }}</p>
-                          <div class="e-content">{{ .content }}</div><br/>
+                          {{ if .content }}<div class="e-content">{{ .content }}</div><br/> {{end}}
                           <time class="dt-published" datetime="{{ dateFormat "02/01/2006 15:04 GMT" .date }}">{{ dateFormat "02/01/2006 15:04 GMT" .date }}</time>
                       </article>
                       </aside>