diff --git a/_includes/author-profile.html b/_includes/author-profile.html
index e0cd6ecde51d..dfc713a4fceb 100644
--- a/_includes/author-profile.html
+++ b/_includes/author-profile.html
@@ -179,18 +179,20 @@ <h3 class="author__name" itemprop="name">{{ author.name }}</h3>
         </li>
       {% endif %}
 
-      {% if author.youtube contains "://" %}
-        <li>
-          <a href="{{ author.youtube }}" itemprop="sameAs">
-            <i class="fa fa-fw fa-youtube-square" aria-hidden="true"></i> YouTube
-          </a>
-        </li>
-      {% else %}
-        <li>
-          <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/{{ author.youtube }}" itemprop="sameAs">
-            <i class="fa fa-fw fa-youtube-square" aria-hidden="true"></i> YouTube
-          </a>
-        </li>
+      {% if author.youtube %}
+        {% if author.youtube contains "://" %}
+          <li>
+            <a href="{{ author.youtube }}" itemprop="sameAs">
+              <i class="fa fa-fw fa-youtube-square" aria-hidden="true"></i> YouTube
+            </a>
+          </li>
+        {% else author.youtube %}
+          <li>
+            <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/{{ author.youtube }}" itemprop="sameAs">
+              <i class="fa fa-fw fa-youtube-square" aria-hidden="true"></i> YouTube
+            </a>
+          </li>
+        {% endif %}
       {% endif %}
 
       {% if author.soundcloud %}
diff --git a/docs/_includes/author-profile.html b/docs/_includes/author-profile.html
index e0cd6ecde51d..dfc713a4fceb 100644
--- a/docs/_includes/author-profile.html
+++ b/docs/_includes/author-profile.html
@@ -179,18 +179,20 @@ <h3 class="author__name" itemprop="name">{{ author.name }}</h3>
         </li>
       {% endif %}
 
-      {% if author.youtube contains "://" %}
-        <li>
-          <a href="{{ author.youtube }}" itemprop="sameAs">
-            <i class="fa fa-fw fa-youtube-square" aria-hidden="true"></i> YouTube
-          </a>
-        </li>
-      {% else %}
-        <li>
-          <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/{{ author.youtube }}" itemprop="sameAs">
-            <i class="fa fa-fw fa-youtube-square" aria-hidden="true"></i> YouTube
-          </a>
-        </li>
+      {% if author.youtube %}
+        {% if author.youtube contains "://" %}
+          <li>
+            <a href="{{ author.youtube }}" itemprop="sameAs">
+              <i class="fa fa-fw fa-youtube-square" aria-hidden="true"></i> YouTube
+            </a>
+          </li>
+        {% else author.youtube %}
+          <li>
+            <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/{{ author.youtube }}" itemprop="sameAs">
+              <i class="fa fa-fw fa-youtube-square" aria-hidden="true"></i> YouTube
+            </a>
+          </li>
+        {% endif %}
       {% endif %}
 
       {% if author.soundcloud %}
diff --git a/test/_config.yml b/test/_config.yml
index 8ecfaa7509c3..16744e36b2dc 100644
--- a/test/_config.yml
+++ b/test/_config.yml
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ author:
   youtube          : # "https://youtube.com/c/MichaelRoseDesign"
 
 
-
 # Reading Files
 include:
   - .htaccess