diff --git a/themes/devopsdays-legacy/layouts/partials/event_footer.html b/themes/devopsdays-legacy/layouts/partials/event_footer.html
index 3489e83517a..a24b9360cb4 100644
--- a/themes/devopsdays-legacy/layouts/partials/event_footer.html
+++ b/themes/devopsdays-legacy/layouts/partials/event_footer.html
@@ -8,22 +8,24 @@
 
 <div class="col-md-4">
 <!-- sponsor code begin -->
-{{ $sponsors := $e.sponsors }}
-{{ range $e.sponsor_levels }}
-<h2>{{ .label }} Sponsors</h2>
-  {{ range where $sponsors "level" .id }}
-    {{ $s :=  (index $.Site.Data.sponsors .id) }}
-    {{ if isset $.Site.Data.sponsors .id }}
-      <a href = "{{ $s.url }}"><img alt = "{{ .id }}" src = "/img/sponsors/{{ .id }}.png" class="img-responsive company-logo" height="100px" width="100px"></a>
+{{ if $e.sponsors }}
+  {{ $sponsors := $e.sponsors }}
+  {{ range $e.sponsor_levels }}
+  <h2>{{ .label }} Sponsors</h2>
+    {{ range where $sponsors "level" .id }}
+      {{ $s :=  (index $.Site.Data.sponsors .id) }}
+      {{ if isset $.Site.Data.sponsors .id }}
+        <a href = "{{ $s.url }}"><img alt = "{{ .id }}" src = "/img/sponsors/{{ .id }}.png" class="img-responsive company-logo" height="100px" width="100px"></a>
+      {{ end }}
+    {{ end }}
+    {{ if eq $e.status "current" }}
+      <div class = "sponsor-cta">
+        <a href = "/events/{{ $e.name }}/sponsor">Become a {{ .label }} Sponsor!</a>
+      </div>
+    {{ else }}
+      <div class = "sponsor-cta">
+      </div>
     {{ end }}
-  {{ end }}
-  {{ if eq $e.status "current" }}
-    <div class = "sponsor-cta">
-      <a href = "/events/{{ $e.name }}/sponsor">Become a {{ .label }} Sponsor!</a>
-    </div>
-  {{ else }}
-    <div class = "sponsor-cta">
-    </div>
   {{ end }}
 {{ end }}