diff --git a/_includes/author-profile.html b/_includes/author-profile.html
index bf8589deb1bf..d384ee734376 100644
--- a/_includes/author-profile.html
+++ b/_includes/author-profile.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
   <div class="author__content">
     {% if author.home %}
-      <a href="{{ author_link }}"><h3 class="author__name" itemprop="name">{{ author.name }}</h3></a>
+      <a href="{{ author.home | relative_url }}"><h3 class="author__name" itemprop="name">{{ author.name }}</h3></a>
     {% else %}
       <h3 class="author__name" itemprop="name">{{ author.name }}</h3>
     {% endif %}