diff --git a/sx/sx/page-functions.sx b/sx/sx/page-functions.sx
index 4504d7ed..585c7e60 100644
--- a/sx/sx/page-functions.sx
+++ b/sx/sx/page-functions.sx
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
 (define etc (fn (content) (if (nil? content) (quote (<>)) content)))
 
-(define hypermedia (fn (content) (if (nil? content) nil content)))
+(define hypermedia (fn (content) (or content "")))
 
 (define
   reactive