diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 831f4fc5fd3a23e9657b50757a0d73627a92ebbb..2ef1604761c323bdfbc515ea67816b81a872fbf4 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ last_edit_time_format: "%b %e %Y at %I:%M %p" # uses ruby's time format: https:/
 
 # Footer "Edit this page on GitHub" link text
 gh_edit_link: true # show or hide edit this page link
-gh_edit_link_text: "Edit this page on GitHub."
+gh_edit_link_text: "Edit this page on GitHub"
 gh_edit_repository: "https://github.com/pmarsceill/just-the-docs" # the github URL for your repo
 gh_edit_branch: "master" # the branch that your docs is served from
 gh_edit_view_mode: "tree" # "tree" or "edit" if you want the user to jump into the editor immediately