diff --git a/hugo.toml b/hugo.toml
index fa76a7c..162a25b 100644
--- a/hugo.toml
+++ b/hugo.toml
@@ -7,3 +7,7 @@ contentDir = "content"
 [module]
     [[module.imports]]
         path = "github.com/ystepanoff/hugo-neko"
+
+[params]
+# hides the copyright footer thing
+hideFooter = true