diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index cc79324..e3cd399 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ convert_to_array() {
 }
 
 add_date_to_array() {
-	if test -z "${meta_array[date]}"; then # If there is no existing date in the metadata
+	if [[ "${meta_array[date]}" == "auto" ]]; then # If the date is set to 'auto'
 		meta_array["date"]="$(date -r $1 +'%b %d, %Y')"
 	fi
 }
@@ -68,12 +68,12 @@ add_header_and_footer() {
 	cp $BASE_PATH/header.html $BASE_PATH/temp/temp_header.html
 
 #	Check for relevant metadata, and perform corresponding action
-	if [[ "${meta_array[nodate]}" == "true"  ]]; then
-		sed -i '$ d' $BASE_PATH/temp/temp_header.html # 'nodate' removes the 'date published' section of the header
+	if test -z "${meta_array[date]}"; then #If there is no date
+		sed -i '$ d' $BASE_PATH/temp/temp_header.html # remove the 'date published' section of the header
 	fi
 
-	if [[ "${meta_array[notitle]}" == "true" ]]; then
-		sed -i 's/ - Two More Cents//g' $BASE_PATH/temp/temp_header.html # 'notitle' removes the suffix from the title
+	if [[ "${meta_array[noappend]}" == "true" ]]; then
+		sed -i 's/ - Two More Cents//g' $BASE_PATH/temp/temp_header.html # 'noappend' removes the suffix from the title
 	fi
 
 #	Add header