diff --git a/layouts/partials/css.html b/layouts/partials/css.html
index ad89cadfbfa17..b5341a6c55595 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/css.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/css.html
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 {{- $mainSass := "sass/styles.sass" }}
 {{- $caseStudySass := "sass/case_study_styles.sass" }}
-{{- $extraPageCss := split .Params.css "," }}
 <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/css/base_fonts.css">
 {{- if .Site.IsServer }}
 {{- $mainCssOpts := (dict "targetPath" "css/styles.css") }}
@@ -26,7 +25,9 @@
 {{- if eq .Params.class "gridPage" }}
 <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{{ "css/gridpage.css" | relURL }}">
 {{- end }}
-{{- range $extraPageCss }}
+{{- with .Params.css }}
+{{- range (split . ",") }}
 {{- $url := trim . " " | relURL }}
 <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{{ $url }}"><!-- custom css added -->
+{{- end }}
 {{- end }}
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