diff --git a/templates/index.html b/templates/index.html
index 2f37429..b2150d6 100644
--- a/templates/index.html
+++ b/templates/index.html
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     {% endif -%}
 
     {%- if config.extra.favicon %}
-        <link rel="shortcut icon" type="{{ config.extra.favicon_mimetype | default(value="image/x-icon") }}" href="{{ config.extra.favicon | safe }}">
+        <link rel="shortcut icon" type="{{ config.extra.favicon_mimetype | default(value="image/x-icon") | safe }}" href="{{ config.extra.favicon | safe }}">
     {% endif -%}
 
     {%- block extra_head %}