diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1dc5d85..2aa190f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ description: [A short description of your site's purpose]
 Additionally, you may choose to set the following optional variables:
 
 ```yml
-show_downloads: ["true" or "false" to indicate whether to provide a download URL]
+show_downloads: ["true" or "false" (unquoted) to indicate whether to provide a download URL]
 google_analytics: [Your Google Analytics tracking ID]
 ```
 
diff --git a/_layouts/default.html b/_layouts/default.html
index 3987eeb..0a2c0e3 100644
--- a/_layouts/default.html
+++ b/_layouts/default.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <meta charset="utf-8">
   <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1">
-  
+
   <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ '/assets/css/style.css?v=' | append: site.github.build_revision | relative_url }}">
   <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.12.4.min.js" integrity="sha256-ZosEbRLbNQzLpnKIkEdrPv7lOy9C27hHQ+Xp8a4MxAQ=" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
   <script src="{{ '/assets/js/script.js' | relative_url }}"></script>
@@ -57,7 +57,11 @@ <h1 class="title">{{ site.title | default: site.github.repository_name }}</h1>
   </div>
   <div class="current-section">
     <a href="#top">Scroll to top</a>
-    <a href="{{ site.github.tar_url }}" class="tar">tar</a><a href="{{ site.github.zip_url }}" class="zip">zip</a><a href="" class="code">source code</a>
+    {% if site.show_downloads %}
+    <a href="{{ site.github.tar_url }}" class="tar">tar</a>
+    <a href="{{ site.github.zip_url }}" class="zip">zip</a>
+    <a href="{{ site.github.repository_url }}" class="code">source code</a>
+    {% endif %}
     <p class="name"></p>
   </div>