diff --git a/app/src/main/webapp/themes/fauxcoly/std_header.vm b/app/src/main/webapp/themes/fauxcoly/std_header.vm
index 0de3af25a0..1310de419b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/webapp/themes/fauxcoly/std_header.vm
+++ b/app/src/main/webapp/themes/fauxcoly/std_header.vm
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 <div id="main_title">
 <h1><a href="$url.home">$model.weblog.name</a></h1>
-<p>$model.weblog.tagline</p>
+#if($model.weblog.tagline)
+    <p>$model.weblog.tagline</p>
+#end
 </div>
 
 <div id="page_menu">
diff --git a/app/src/main/webapp/themes/gaurav/weblog.vm b/app/src/main/webapp/themes/gaurav/weblog.vm
index bb85c4ed1c..b60a6a1f06 100755
--- a/app/src/main/webapp/themes/gaurav/weblog.vm
+++ b/app/src/main/webapp/themes/gaurav/weblog.vm
@@ -20,7 +20,12 @@
 		
 		<div class="row">
 			<div class="col-lg-12">
-				<h1 class="page-header">$model.weblog.name&nbsp;<small>$model.weblog.tagline</small></h1>
+				<h1 class="page-header">$model.weblog.name&nbsp;
+				<small>
+				#if($model.weblog.tagline)
+                    $model.weblog.tagline
+                #end
+				</small></h1>
 			</div>
 	  	</div>