diff --git a/layouts/partials/_index.html b/layouts/partials/_index.html
index 8250488442..3e7831c24b 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/_index.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/_index.html
@@ -1,25 +1,9 @@
 {{- partial "header.html" . }}
-{{- if .Site.Home.Content }}
-  {{- if eq (.Scratch.Get "relearnOutputFormat") "PRINT" }}
-    {{- partial "body.print.html" .Site.Home }}
-  {{- else }}
-    {{- partial "body.html" .Site.Home }}
-  {{- end }}
+{{- if not .Site.Home.Content }}
+  {{- partial "initial.html" .Site.Home }}
+{{- else if eq (.Scratch.Get "relearnOutputFormat") "PRINT" }}
+  {{- partial "body.print.html" .Site.Home }}
 {{- else }}
-          <article>
-
-<h1>Customize your own home page</h1>
-<p>
-  The site is working. Don't forget to customize this page with your own. You typically have 3 choices :
-</p>
-<ul>
-  <li><b>1.</b> Create an _index.md document in <b>content</b> folder and fill it with Markdown content</li>
-  <li><b>2.</b> Create an <b>index.html</b> file in the <b>static</b> folder and fill the file with HTML content</li>
-  <li><b>3.</b> Configure your server to automatically redirect home page to one your documentation page</li>
-</ul>
-
-            <footer class="footline">
-          	</footer>
-          </article>
+  {{- partial "body.html" .Site.Home }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- partial "footer.html" . }}
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diff --git a/layouts/partials/initial.html b/layouts/partials/initial.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..001a241678
--- /dev/null
+++ b/layouts/partials/initial.html
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+          <article>
+
+<h1>Customize your own home page</h1>
+<p>
+  The site is working. Don't forget to customize this page with your own. You typically have 3 choices :
+</p>
+<ul>
+  <li><b>1.</b> Create an _index.md document in <b>content</b> folder and fill it with Markdown content</li>
+  <li><b>2.</b> Create an <b>index.html</b> file in the <b>static</b> folder and fill the file with HTML content</li>
+  <li><b>3.</b> Configure your server to automatically redirect home page to one your documentation page</li>
+</ul>
+
+            <footer class="footline">
+          	</footer>
+          </article>
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