diff --git a/layouts/partials/footer.html b/layouts/partials/footer.html
index 37fe512..3b9522e 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/footer.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/footer.html
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 {{ if site.Params.theme_config.isShowFooter }}
-    {{ $footerContent := readFile "layouts/footer.md" }}
-    {{ $footerContent | markdownify }}
-{{ end }}
\ No newline at end of file
+    {{ with resources.Get "layouts/footer.md" }}
+        {{ .Content | markdownify }}
+    {{ else }}
+        {{ warnf "layouts/footer.md file is not found, fallback to the default copyright" }}
+        <footer class="site-footer">
+            <p>&copy; {{ now.Format "2006" }} {{ site.Title }}</p>
+        </footer>
+    {{ end }}
+{{ end }}