diff --git a/exampleSite/static/images/gohugo-default-sample-hero-image.jpg b/exampleSite/static/images/gohugo-default-sample-hero-image.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
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Binary files a/exampleSite/static/images/gohugo-default-sample-hero-image.jpg and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/layouts/partials/site-header.html b/layouts/partials/site-header.html
index f715e00..a1d3e31 100755
--- a/layouts/partials/site-header.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/site-header.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{{ $featured_image := .Params.featured_image }}
+{{ $featured_image := .Param "featured_image" | default "images/gohugo-default-sample-hero-image.jpg" }}
 {{ if $featured_image }}
   {{/* Trimming the slash and adding absURL make sure the image works no matter where our site lives */}}
   {{ $featured_image := (trim $featured_image "/") | absURL }}