diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5ec0f4cf..f646e155 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ The HTML keywords is a union of the page keywords, tags, and categories.
The HTML title is the page title, followed by a middle dot, followed by
the site title. If one is missing, the other is used without the middle
-dot. If both are the same, only one is used without the middle dot.
+dot. If both are the same for the home page, the title is the page
+title.
The HTML body can have a header, a body, and a footer. The header has
the section menus, if any; the page title, if any; the page description,
diff --git a/exampleSite/content/_index.md b/exampleSite/content/_index.md
index 65489a83..15bb39cf 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/_index.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/_index.md
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ blurb: There's a new daddy in town. A discipline daddy. If I make this comeback,
description: Go ahead, touch the Cornballer
greeting: You know [best](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WDW8XKEGgU)
stretch: stretch.jpg
-title: No Borders, No Limits
---
diff --git a/layouts/_default/home.html b/layouts/_default/home.html
index 77c4a99e..27a7556d 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/home.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/home.html
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
{{ define "main" }}
-{{ if .Title }}
+{{ $title := .Title }}
+{{ if not $title }}
+{{ $title = .Site.Title }}
+{{ end }}
+{{ if $title }}