diff --git a/header.php b/header.php
index a1deb4edc..0ac3271a5 100644
--- a/header.php
+++ b/header.php
@@ -45,9 +45,8 @@
 			<?php wp_nav_menu( array( 'theme_location' => 'primary', 'menu_class' => 'nav-menu' ) ); ?>
 		</nav><!-- #site-navigation -->
 
-		<?php $header_image = get_header_image();
-		if ( ! empty( $header_image ) ) : ?>
-			<a href="<?php echo esc_url( home_url( '/' ) ); ?>"><img src="<?php echo esc_url( $header_image ); ?>" class="header-image" width="<?php echo get_custom_header()->width; ?>" height="<?php echo get_custom_header()->height; ?>" alt="" /></a>
+		<?php if ( get_header_image() ) : ?> 
+		<a href="<?php echo esc_url( home_url( '/' ) ); ?>"><img src="<?php header_image(); ?>" class="header-image" width="<?php echo get_custom_header()->width; ?>" height="<?php echo get_custom_header()->height; ?>" alt="" /></a>
 		<?php endif; ?>
 	</header><!-- #masthead -->