diff --git a/_src/_assets/styles/_page-whitepaper.scss b/_src/_assets/styles/_page-whitepaper.scss
index dc60ccb..005f7f2 100644
--- a/_src/_assets/styles/_page-whitepaper.scss
+++ b/_src/_assets/styles/_page-whitepaper.scss
@@ -6,3 +6,9 @@
         }
     }
 }
+
+.section--whitepaper-download {
+    .section-header + .text-center {
+        margin-top: -$spacer;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/_src/_includes/sections/section-whitepaper-download.html b/_src/_includes/sections/section-whitepaper-download.html
index 7df52a9..cf557df 100644
--- a/_src/_includes/sections/section-whitepaper-download.html
+++ b/_src/_includes/sections/section-whitepaper-download.html
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-<section class="section section-whitepaper-download background--photo">
+<section class="section section--whitepaper-download background--photo">
     <div class="row">
         <header class="section-header">
             <h1 class="section-title">{{ page.whitepaper.title }}</h1>
-            <p class="section-description">{{ page.whitepaper.text }}</p>
+            {% if page.whitepaper.text %}
+                <p class="section-description">{{ page.whitepaper.text }}</p>
+            {% endif %}
         </header>
 
         <p class="text-center">
diff --git a/_src/whitepaper/index.md b/_src/whitepaper/index.md
index 785ff7b..1d4229d 100644
--- a/_src/whitepaper/index.md
+++ b/_src/whitepaper/index.md
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ header: photo3.jpg
 
 whitepaper:
     title: Whitepaper Downloads
-    text: The whitepaper is a living document...
     updated: 2018-05-14
     files:
         - file: bigchaindb-whitepaper.pdf