diff --git a/_layouts/default.html b/_layouts/default.html
index 337b917db3..1b160a1ca3 100644
--- a/_layouts/default.html
+++ b/_layouts/default.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 <meta charset="utf-8">
 <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no">
 
-<link rel="icon" href="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/images/logo.png">
+<link rel="shortcut icon" type="image/png"  href="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/images/logo.png">
 
 <title>{{ page.title }} | {{site.name}}</title>
 
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index fcf06c0e08..961c0bb2f2 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -42,7 +42,11 @@ <h2><span>All Stories</span></h2>
 
         {% for post in paginator.posts %}
 
-        {% include postbox.html %}
+        	{% if post.featured != true %}
+
+        		{% include postbox.html %}
+
+			{% endif %}
 
         {% endfor %}