diff --git a/layouts/_default/terms.html b/layouts/_default/terms.html
index a6e54935..94851574 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/terms.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/terms.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {{ define "main" }}
   {{ .Scratch.Set "scope" "list" }}
-  {{ $showHero := .Params.showHero | default site.Params.term.showHero | default false }}
+  {{ $showHero := .Params.showHero | default site.Params.taxonomy.showHero | default false }}
   {{ if $showHero }}
     {{ $heroStyle := print "hero/" site.Params.taxonomy.heroStyle ".html" }}
     {{ if templates.Exists ( printf "partials/%s" $heroStyle ) }}