diff --git a/_includes/comments.html b/_includes/comments.html
index 9325a39..230b4c2 100755
--- a/_includes/comments.html
+++ b/_includes/comments.html
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@
 	/* * * CONFIGURATION VARIABLES: EDIT BEFORE PASTING INTO YOUR WEBPAGE * * */
 	var disqus_shortname = '{{ site.owner.disqus-shortname }}';
 
-	/* * * DON'T EDIT BELOW THIS LINE * * */
-	(function() {
-		var dsq = document.createElement('script'); dsq.type = 'text/javascript'; dsq.async = true;
-		dsq.src = '//' + disqus_shortname + '.disqus.com/embed.js';
-		(document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0] || document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0]).appendChild(dsq);
-	})();
+	if ((disqus_shortname || '') != '') {
+		/* * * DON'T EDIT BELOW THIS LINE * * */
+		(function() {
+			var dsq = document.createElement('script'); dsq.type = 'text/javascript'; dsq.async = true;
+			dsq.src = '//' + disqus_shortname + '.disqus.com/embed.js';
+			(document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0] || document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0]).appendChild(dsq);
+		})();
+	}
 </script>
 <noscript>Please enable JavaScript to view the <a href="http://disqus.com/?ref_noscript">comments powered by Disqus.</a></noscript>