diff --git a/src/components/Header.astro b/src/components/Header.astro
index 25b213d47..5d4d7ae6d 100644
--- a/src/components/Header.astro
+++ b/src/components/Header.astro
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ const staticPages = (await getCollection("staticPages"))
           {`/`}
         </span>
         <Link href="/projects" underline={false}> projects </Link>
-        <span>
-          {`/`}
-        </span>
-        <Link href="/social" underline={false}> social </Link>
+        {/* The social link is out of the navigation while the Bluesky feed it
+            renders is empty, so visitors are not sent to a blank page. The
+            page itself stays at /social; restore the link once there are
+            posts. */}
         <button
           data-theme-toggle
           aria-label="Toggle theme"