diff --git a/templates/article.html b/templates/article.html
index 27ae8b1..ce8cd75 100644
--- a/templates/article.html
+++ b/templates/article.html
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
                 <div class="clear"></div>
 
                 {% for author in article.authors %}
-                {% if AUTHORS_BIO and AUTHORS_BIO[author.name.lower()] != None %}
+                {% if AUTHORS_BIO and author.name.lower() in AUTHORS_BIO %}
                 <aside class="post-author">
                     {% if AUTHORS_BIO[author.name.lower()].image %}
                         <figure class="post-author-avatar">
diff --git a/templates/author.html b/templates/author.html
index 170ba83..4a6a1b8 100644
--- a/templates/author.html
+++ b/templates/author.html
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
       </div>
     </header>
 
-    {% if AUTHORS_BIO and AUTHORS_BIO[author.name.lower()] != None %}
+    {% if AUTHORS_BIO and author.name.lower() in AUTHORS_BIO %}
     <section id="blog-author" class="has-cover" >
         <div class="inner">
             <aside class="post-author">