diff --git a/lib/template.html b/lib/template.html
index c483cc04..d7aea1bd 100755
--- a/lib/template.html
+++ b/lib/template.html
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@
 {% endif %}
 
 {% if site.twitter %}
-  <meta name="twitter:site" content="@{{ site.twitter.username | replace:"@","" }}" />
+  <meta name="twitter:site" content="@{{ site.twitter.username | remove:'@' }}" />
 
   {% if seo_tag.author.twitter %}
-    <meta name="twitter:creator" content="@{{ seo_tag.author.twitter }}" />
+    <meta name="twitter:creator" content="@{{ seo_tag.author.twitter | remove:'@' }}" />
   {% endif %}
 {% endif %}