diff --git a/_includes/footer.html b/_includes/footer.html
index 806acc5..fe94956 100644
--- a/_includes/footer.html
+++ b/_includes/footer.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 <div class="social-icons">
 	{% if site.owner.twitter %}<a href="http://twitter.com/{{ site.owner.twitter }}" title="{{ site.owner.name}} on Twitter" target="_blank"><i class="fa fa-twitter-square fa-2x"></i></a>{% endif %}
 	{% if site.owner.facebook %}<a href="http://facebook.com/{{ site.owner.facebook }}" title="{{ site.owner.name}} on Facebook" target="_blank"><i class="fa fa-facebook-square fa-2x"></i></a>{% endif %}
-	{% if site.owner.google.plus %}<a href="{{ site.owner.google.plus }}" title="{{ site.owner.name}} on Google+" target="_blank"><i class="fa fa-google-plus-square fa-2x"></i></a>{% endif %}
+	{% if site.owner.google.plus %}<a href="http://plus.google.com/+{{ site.owner.google.plus }}" title="{{ site.owner.name}} on Google+" target="_blank"><i class="fa fa-google-plus-square fa-2x"></i></a>{% endif %}
 	{% if site.owner.linkedin %}<a href="http://linkedin.com/in/{{ site.owner.linkedin }}" title="{{ site.owner.name}} on LinkedIn" target="_blank"><i class="fa fa-linkedin-square fa-2x"></i></a>{% endif %}
 	{% if site.owner.stackexchange %}<a href="{{ site.owner.stackexchange }}" title="{{ site.owner.name}} on StackExchange" target="_blank"><i class="fa fa-stack-exchange fa-2x"></i></a>{% endif %}
 	{% if site.owner.instagram %}<a href="http://instagram.com/{{ site.owner.instagram }}" title="{{ site.owner.name}} on Instagram" target="_blank"><i class="fa fa-instagram fa-2x"></i></a>{% endif %}