diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index a6397c2..8439b65 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -53,12 +53,12 @@ title-img: assets/img/ESMValTool-logo-new-white-2b.png
 
 # Select the social network links that you want to show in the footer.
 # Uncomment the links you want to show and add your information to each one.
-social-network-links:
+# social-network-links:
 #  email: "someone@example.com"
 #  rss: true  # remove this line if you don't want to show an RSS link at the bottom
 #  facebook: deanattali
- github: ESMValGroup/ESMValTool
- twitter: ESMValTool
+#  github: ESMValGroup/ESMValTool
+#  twitter: ESMValTool
 #  patreon: DeanAttali
 #  youtube: c/daattali
 #  medium: yourname