diff --git a/_includes/sidebar.html b/_includes/sidebar.html
index 569585f6f..1cd0ee8a7 100644
--- a/_includes/sidebar.html
+++ b/_includes/sidebar.html
@@ -52,13 +52,21 @@
     {% endunless %}
 
     {% for entry in site.data.contact %}
+      {%- assign url = null -%}
+
       {% case entry.type %}
         {% when 'github', 'twitter' %}
+          {%- unless site[entry.type].username -%}
+            {%- continue -%}
+          {%- endunless -%}
           {%- capture url -%}
             https://{{ entry.type }}.com/{{ site[entry.type].username }}
           {%- endcapture -%}
         {% when 'email' %}
-          {% assign email = site.social.email | split: '@' %}
+          {%- unless site.social.email -%}
+            {%- continue -%}
+          {%- endunless -%}
+          {%- assign email = site.social.email | split: '@' -%}
           {%- capture url -%}
             javascript:location.href = 'mailto:' + ['{{ email[0] }}','{{ email[1] }}'].join('@')
           {%- endcapture -%}