diff --git a/layouts/partials/footer.html b/layouts/partials/footer.html
index 9ee3fdb..cf46ab0 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/footer.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/footer.html
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 	<a href="/policies/privacy/">Privacy Policy</a> | <a href="/policies/cookies/">Cookie Policy</a> | <a href="/policies/terms/">Terms of Use</a>
 	</p> 
 {{ end }}
-	<!-- We like putting links in a paragraph separated by pipe ("|") characters -->
-<p>{{ now.Format "2006" }} ©  {{ $.Site.Params.author }} {{ with .Site.Params.License }} - {{ . | markdownify }} {{ end }} </p> <!-- While not legally required, it's nice to put copyright and/or license info here. Also, it looks nice to break up the links with a line of text -->
+
+{{ with .Site.Copyright }}
+<p>{{ now.Format "2006" }} ©  {{ . | markdownify }}</p>
+{{ else }} 
+<p>{{ now.Format "2006" }} ©  {{ .Site.Params.author }} {{ with .Site.Params.License }} - {{ . | markdownify }} {{ end }} </p> <!-- While not legally required, it's nice to put copyright and/or license info here. Also, it looks nice to break up the links with a line of text -->
+{{ end }} 
 <a href={{ $.Site.Params.Mastodon }} rel="me" target="blank">Mastodon</a> | <a href="/contact/">Contact Me</a> | <a href="/posts/index.xml">RSS Feed</a></p> <!-- This is the kind of thing people look for in footers: contact info and legal info. Make sure you include both! -->
diff --git a/theme.toml b/theme.toml
index c9ce5fe..78d0ed0 100644
--- a/theme.toml
+++ b/theme.toml
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ min_version = "0.41.0"
 
 [author]
   name = "RogueFoam"
-  homepage = ""
\ No newline at end of file
+  homepage = ""