diff --git a/.themes/classic/source/_includes/asides/github.html b/.themes/classic/source/_includes/asides/github.html
index 74f8ea9..935ccff 100644
--- a/.themes/classic/source/_includes/asides/github.html
+++ b/.themes/classic/source/_includes/asides/github.html
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
         github.showRepos({
             user: '{{site.github_user}}',
             count: {{site.github_repo_count}},
+            skip_forks: {{site.github_skip_forks}},
             target: '#gh_repos'
         });
     });
diff --git a/.themes/classic/source/javascripts/github.js b/.themes/classic/source/javascripts/github.js
index 8af5148..79c60d1 100644
--- a/.themes/classic/source/javascripts/github.js
+++ b/.themes/classic/source/javascripts/github.js
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@ github = (function(){
                 var repos = [];
                 var i;
                 for (i = 0; i < data.repositories.length; i++){
-                  if (!data.repositories[i].fork)
-                    repos.push(data.repositories[i]);
+                  if (options.skip_forks && !data.repositories[i].fork)
+                    continue;
+                  repos.push(data.repositories[i]);
                 }
                 repos.sort(function(a, b){
                     var a = new Date(a.pushed_at),