diff --git a/layouts/_default/_markup/render-image.html b/layouts/_default/_markup/render-image.html
index c2b220ad..e2009a06 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/_markup/render-image.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/_markup/render-image.html
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 {{ $url := urls.Parse .Destination }}
 {{ $altText := .Text }}
 {{ $caption := .Title }}
+{{ $lazyLoad := $.Page.Site.Params.enableImageLazyLoading | default true }}
 {{ if findRE "^https?" $url.Scheme }}
   <figure>
     <img
       class="mx-auto my-0 rounded-md"
       src="{{ $url.String }}"
       alt="{{ $altText }}" 
-      {{ if .Site.Params.enableImageLazyLoading | default true }}
+      {{ if $lazyLoad }}
         loading="lazy"
       {{ end }}
     />
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@
           {{ end }}
         {{ end }}
         alt="{{ $altText }}"
-        {{ if .Site.Params.enableImageLazyLoading | default true }}
+        {{ if $lazyLoad }}
           loading="lazy"
         {{ end }}
       />
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@
         class="mx-auto my-0 rounded-md"
         src="{{ $url.String }}"
         alt="{{ $altText }}"
-        {{ if .Site.Params.enableImageLazyLoading | default true }}
+        {{ if $lazyLoad }}
           loading="lazy"
         {{ end }}
       />
diff --git a/layouts/_default/single.html b/layouts/_default/single.html
index 9f3c52cd..90c5110b 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/single.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/single.html
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
               {{ end }}
             {{ end }}
             alt="{{ $.Params.featureAlt | default $.Params.coverAlt | default "" }}"
-            {{ if .Site.Params.enableImageLazyLoading | default true }}
+            {{ if $.Site.Params.enableImageLazyLoading | default true }}
               loading="lazy"
             {{ end }}
           />
diff --git a/layouts/partials/article-link.html b/layouts/partials/article-link.html
index f934bae0..689bdf71 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/article-link.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/article-link.html
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
             160w, {{- (.Fill "320x240 smart").RelPermalink }} 2x"
             src="{{ (.Fill "160x120 smart").RelPermalink }}"
           {{ end }}
-          {{ if .Site.Params.enableImageLazyLoading | default true }}
+          {{ if $.Site.Params.enableImageLazyLoading | default true }}
             loading="lazy"
           {{ end }}
         />
diff --git a/layouts/partials/author.html b/layouts/partials/author.html
index ca7b17bc..2d29aa82 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/author.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/author.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
           height="96"
           alt="{{ $.Site.Author.name | default "Author" }}"
           src="{{ $authorImage.RelPermalink }}"
-          {{ if .Site.Params.enableImageLazyLoading | default true }}
+          {{ if $.Site.Params.enableImageLazyLoading | default true }}
             loading="lazy"
           {{ end }}
         />
diff --git a/layouts/partials/home/profile.html b/layouts/partials/home/profile.html
index 324e31f1..24fb6f63 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/home/profile.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/home/profile.html
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
           height="144"
           alt="{{ $.Site.Author.name | default "Author" }}"
           src="{{ $authorImage.RelPermalink }}"
-          {{ if .Site.Params.enableImageLazyLoading | default true }}
+          {{ if $.Site.Params.enableImageLazyLoading | default true }}
             loading="lazy"
           {{ end }}
         />