diff --git a/layouts/partials/page-header.html b/layouts/partials/page-header.html
index a6c49ed..8020370 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/page-header.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/page-header.html
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 {{ $featured_image := partial "func/GetFeaturedImage.html" . }}
 {{ if $featured_image }}
   {{/* Trimming the slash and adding absURL make sure the image works no matter where our site lives */}}
-  <header class="{{ .Params.featured_image_class | .Site.Params.featured_image_class | default "cover bg-top" }}" style="background-image: url('{{ $featured_image }}');">
-    <div class="{{ .Params.cover_dimming_class | .Site.Params.cover_dimming_class | default "bg-black-60" }}">
+  {{ $featured_image_class := .Params.featured_image_class | default "cover bg-center" }}
+  {{ $cover_dimming_class := .Params.cover_dimming_class | default "bg-black-60" }}
+  <header class="{{ $featured_image_class }}" style="background-image: url('{{ $featured_image }}');">
+    <div class="{{ $cover_dimming_class }}">
       {{ partial "site-navigation.html" . }}
       <div class="tc-l pv6 ph3 ph4-ns">
         {{ if not .Params.omit_header_text }}
diff --git a/layouts/partials/site-header.html b/layouts/partials/site-header.html
index 7a121fb..777b436 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/site-header.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/site-header.html
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 {{ $featured_image := partial "func/GetFeaturedImage.html" . }}
 {{ if $featured_image }}
   {{/* Trimming the slash and adding absURL make sure the image works no matter where our site lives */}}
-  <header class="{{ .Site.Params.featured_image_class | default "cover bg-top" }}" style="background-image: url('{{ $featured_image }}');">
-    <div class="{{ .Site.Params.cover_dimming_class | default "bg-black-60" }}">
+  {{ $featured_image_class := site.Params.featured_image_class | default "cover bg-top" }}
+  <header class="{{ $featured_image_class }}" style="background-image: url('{{ $featured_image }}');">
+    {{ $cover_dimming_class := site.Params.cover_dimming_class | default "bg-black-60" }}
+    <div class="{{ $cover_dimming_class }}">
       {{ partial "site-navigation.html" .}}
       <div class="tc-l pv4 pv6-l ph3 ph4-ns">
         <h1 class="f2 f-subheadline-l fw2 white-90 mb0 lh-title">