diff --git a/templates/base.mako b/templates/base.mako
index 8f9f471780754f175cf30777985ef9b0554d116a..8764660488f4937dd669b9262f6d1e3bc3c1a751 100644
--- a/templates/base.mako
+++ b/templates/base.mako
@@ -13,17 +13,15 @@
 
 <body>
 <div id="header" class="meta">
-<img alt="kwant_logo.png" src="/common/kwant_logo.png" />
+  <a href="/"><img alt="kwant_logo.png" src="/common/kwant_logo.png" /></a>
 <h3 class="hidden_structure">Navigation</h3>
 <ul class="navigation">
-  <li><a href="/">home</a></li>
   <li><a href="/docs/">documentation</a></li>
   <li><a href="/download.html">download</a></li>
   <li><a href="/contact.html">contact</a></li>
   <li><a href="/citing.html">citing</a></li>
 </ul>
 </div>
-<br />
 
 ${next.body()}\
 <%block name="tail"></%block>\