diff --git a/_includes/head.html b/_includes/head.html
index 8237e95..2a1e710 100644
--- a/_includes/head.html
+++ b/_includes/head.html
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-{% if page.excerpt | strip_html | strip_newlines != blank %}
-
-{% elsif page.collection == 'coops' and page.content | strip_html | strip_newlines != blank %}
+{% if page.excerpt | strip_html | strip_newlines | condense_spaces != "" %}
+
+{% elsif page.collection == 'coops' and page.content | strip_html | strip_newlines | condense_spaces | truncate:150 != "" %}
{% else %}
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
{{ page.title }} « Cooperative Technologists
-{% if page.excerpt | strip_html | strip_newlines != blank %}
+{% if page.excerpt | strip_html | strip_newlines | condense_spaces != "" %}
-{% elsif page.collection == 'coops' and page.content | strip_html | strip_newlines != blank %}
+{% elsif page.collection == 'coops' and page.content | strip_html | strip_newlines | condense_spaces | truncate:150 != "" %}
{% else %}