diff --git a/_includes/components/header.html b/_includes/components/header.html
index a0ee5047..88170f32 100644
--- a/_includes/components/header.html
+++ b/_includes/components/header.html
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
     <button class="usa-menu-btn">Menu</button>
     <div class="usa-logo site-logo" id="logo">
       <em class="usa-logo-text">
-        <a href="/" accesskey="1" title="Home" aria-label="Home">{{ header.title | default: site.title }}</a>
+        {% assign header_link_text = header.title | default: site.title %}
+        <a href="/" accesskey="1" title="Home" aria-label="{{ header_link_text }}">{{ header_link_text }}</a>
       </em>
     </div>
   </div>