diff --git a/templates/article.html b/templates/article.html
index 1d8fa67..89489be 100644
--- a/templates/article.html
+++ b/templates/article.html
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
 		{%- endif -%}
 		<a id="go-to-top" href="#top" title="{{ macros_translate::translate(key='go_to_top', default='Go to Top', language_strings=language_strings) }}"><i class="icon"></i></a>
 		{%- if config.extra.show_share_button -%}
-			<a id="share" href="https://shareopenly.org/share/?url={{ page.permalink }}&text={{ page.description | urlencode }}" rel="{{ rel_attributes }}" title="{{ macros_translate::translate(key='share', default='Share', language_strings=language_strings) }}"><i class="icon"></i></a>
+			<a id="share" href="https://shareopenly.org/share/?url={{ page.permalink }}{%- if page.description -%}&text={{ page.description | urlencode }}{%- endif -%}" rel="{{ rel_attributes }}" title="{{ macros_translate::translate(key='share', default='Share', language_strings=language_strings) }}"><i class="icon"></i></a>
 		{%- endif -%}
 		{%- if config.extra.issues_url -%}
 			<a id="issue" href="{{ config.extra.issues_url }}" rel="{{ rel_attributes }}" title="{{ macros_translate::translate(key='file_an_issue', default='File an Issue', language_strings=language_strings) }}"><i class="icon"></i></a>