diff --git a/lib/site_template/_includes/head.html b/lib/site_template/_includes/head.html
index 41340ae5..1598d6fe 100644
--- a/lib/site_template/_includes/head.html
+++ b/lib/site_template/_includes/head.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
 
-  <title>{% if page.title %}{{ page.title }}{% else %}{{ site.title }}{% endif %}</title>
+  <title>{% if page.title %}{{ page.title | escape }}{% else %}{{ site.title | escape }}{% endif %}</title>
   <meta name="description" content="{% if page.excerpt %}{{ page.excerpt | strip_html | strip_newlines | truncate: 160 }}{% else %}{{ site.description }}{% endif %}">
 
   <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ "/css/main.css" | prepend: site.baseurl }}">