diff --git a/layouts/_default/term.html b/layouts/_default/term.html
index fc8a9c9b..75f8adb0 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/term.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/term.html
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {{ define "main" }}
   {{ .Scratch.Set "scope" "term" }}
-  {{ if site.Params.term.showHero | default false }}
+  {{ $showHero := .Params.showHero | default site.Params.term.showHero | default false }}
+  {{ if $showHero }}
     {{ $heroStyle := print "hero/" site.Params.term.heroStyle ".html" }}
     {{ if templates.Exists ( printf "partials/%s" $heroStyle ) }}
       {{ partial $heroStyle . }}
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@
   {{- end -}}
 
 
-  <header>
+  <header class="mt-5">
     {{ if .Params.showBreadcrumbs | default (site.Params.term.showBreadcrumbs | default false) }}
       {{ partial "breadcrumbs.html" . }}
     {{ end }}
diff --git a/layouts/_default/terms.html b/layouts/_default/terms.html
index 10d514c4..a6e54935 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/terms.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/terms.html
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {{ define "main" }}
   {{ .Scratch.Set "scope" "list" }}
-  {{ if site.Params.taxonomy.showHero | default false }}
+  {{ $showHero := .Params.showHero | default site.Params.term.showHero | default false }}
+  {{ if $showHero }}
     {{ $heroStyle := print "hero/" site.Params.taxonomy.heroStyle ".html" }}
     {{ if templates.Exists ( printf "partials/%s" $heroStyle ) }}
       {{ partial $heroStyle . }}
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@
   {{- end -}}
 
 
-  <header>
+  <header class="mt-5">
     {{ if .Params.showBreadcrumbs | default (site.Params.taxonomy.showBreadcrumbs | default false) }}
       {{ partial "breadcrumbs.html" . }}
     {{ end }}