diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7a29ea5b..456e5bd8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ url = ""
 commit_url = "" # Example is "https://github.com/willfaught/paige/commit/%s"
 
 [paige.menu]
-style = "pills" # Must be "links", "pills", "tabs", or "underline"
+style = "links" # Must be "links", "pills", "tabs", or "underline"
 
 [paige.search]
 hide_page = false
diff --git a/layouts/partials/paige/menu.html b/layouts/partials/paige/menu.html
index 2faad066..6b1e455e 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/paige/menu.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/paige/menu.html
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {{ $page := . }}
 
 {{ $basepath := path.Clean (urls.Parse (relLangURL "")).Path }}
+{{ $links := false }}
 {{ $pills := false }}
 {{ $tabs := false }}
 {{ $underline := false }}
@@ -18,11 +19,11 @@
         {{ $tabs = true }}
     {{ else if eq . "underline" }}
         {{ $underline = true }}
-    {{ else if ne . "links" }}
-        {{ errorf "layouts/partials/paige/menu.html: invalid menu style: %q" . }}
+    {{ else }}
+        {{ $links = true }}
     {{ end }}
 {{ else }}
-    {{ $pills = true }}
+    {{ $links = true }}
 {{ end }}
 
 {{ with site.Menus.main }}