diff --git a/lib/jekyll-seo-tag/drop.rb b/lib/jekyll-seo-tag/drop.rb
index 157babd4..0b710146 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll-seo-tag/drop.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll-seo-tag/drop.rb
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def title
         @title ||= begin
           if site_title && page_title != site_title
             page_title + TITLE_SEPARATOR + site_title
-          elsif site_description && site_title
+          elsif site_tagline_or_description && site_title
             site_title + TITLE_SEPARATOR + site_tagline_or_description
           else
             page_title || site_title