diff --git a/pelican/themes/notmyidea/templates/base.html b/pelican/themes/notmyidea/templates/base.html
index a5fb5be8..66ec83ab 100644
--- a/pelican/themes/notmyidea/templates/base.html
+++ b/pelican/themes/notmyidea/templates/base.html
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 <body id="index" class="home">
 {% include 'github.html' %}
         <header id="banner" class="body">
-                <h1><a href="{{ SITEURL }}/">{{ SITENAME }} {% if SITESUBTITLE %}<strong>{{ SITESUBTITLE }}</strong>{% endif %}</a></h1>
+                <h1><a href="{{ SITEURL }}/">{{ SITENAME }}{% if SITESUBTITLE %} <strong>{{ SITESUBTITLE }}</strong>{% endif %}</a></h1>
                 <nav><ul>
                 {% for title, link in MENUITEMS %}
                     <li><a href="{{ link }}">{{ title }}</a></li>
diff --git a/pelican/themes/simple/templates/base.html b/pelican/themes/simple/templates/base.html
index 29bbeb27..9a97c254 100644
--- a/pelican/themes/simple/templates/base.html
+++ b/pelican/themes/simple/templates/base.html
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 <body id="index" class="home">
         <header id="banner" class="body">
-                <h1><a href="{{ SITEURL }}/">{{ SITENAME }} <strong>{{ SITESUBTITLE }}</strong></a></h1>
+                <h1><a href="{{ SITEURL }}/">{{ SITENAME }}{% if SITESUBTITLE %} <strong>{{ SITESUBTITLE }}</strong>{% endif %}</a></h1>
         </header><!-- /#banner -->
         <nav id="menu"><ul>
         {% for title, link in MENUITEMS %}
