diff --git a/layouts/blog/single.html b/layouts/blog/single.html
index 99362ec..fa1f646 100644
--- a/layouts/blog/single.html
+++ b/layouts/blog/single.html
@@ -10,8 +10,11 @@
         <a href="{{ .Permalink }}">{{ .Title | markdownify }}</a>
     </h2>
     <div class="post-data">
-        {{ if .Params.date }}{{ .Date.Format (.Site.Params.dateFormat | default "Jan 02, 2006") }} |{{ end }}
-        {{ i18n "blog_readingTime" .ReadingTime }}
+        {{ if .Params.date }}{{ .Date.Format (.Site.Params.dateFormat | default "Jan 02, 2006") }}{{ end }}
+        {{ if .Site.Params.showReadingTime | default true }} 
+            {{ if .Params.date }} | {{ end }}
+            {{ i18n "blog_readingTime" .ReadingTime }}
+        {{ end }}
     </div>
     {{ if or .Site.Params.share.twitter .Site.Params.share.facebook .Site.Params.share.pinterest }}
     <div class="blog-share">