diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/links.html b/layouts/shortcodes/links.html
index 2858519..d649d4a 100644
--- a/layouts/shortcodes/links.html
+++ b/layouts/shortcodes/links.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <li>{{.desc}} – 
     {{- $len := (len .links) -}} <!-- amount of elements under .links -->
       {{- range $index, $element := .links -}} <!-- range over links, but keep index -->
-        <a href="{{.href}}">{{.text}}</a>
+        {{ with .href }}<a href="{{.}}">{{ end }}{{.text}}{{ with .href }}</a>{{end}}
         {{- if ne (add $index 1) $len -}}, {{- end -}} <!-- only append comma if not last element (index starts with 0) -->
       {{- end -}}
       {{- with .date }} ({{.}}){{ end }}