diff --git a/layouts/partials/cover.html b/layouts/partials/cover.html
index e7e2df4..6c7d1ae 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/cover.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/cover.html
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 {{- if (and .Params.cover.image (not $.isHidden)) }}
 {{- $alt := (.Params.cover.alt | default .Params.cover.caption | plainify) }}
 <figure class="entry-cover">
+    {{- $responsiveImages := (.Params.cover.responsiveImages | default .Site.Params.cover.responsiveImages) | default true }}
     {{- $addLink := (and .Site.Params.cover.linkFullImages (not $.IsHome)) }}
     {{- $cover := (.Page.Resources.ByType "image").GetMatch (printf "*%s*" (.Params.cover.image)) }}
     {{- if $cover -}}{{/* i.e it is present in page bundle */}}
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@
         {{- $sizes := (slice "360" "480" "720" "1080" "1500") }}
         {{- $processableFormats := (slice "jpg" "jpeg" "png" "tif" "bmp" "gif") }}
         {{- $prod := (hugo.IsProduction | or (eq .Site.Params.env "production")) }}
-        {{- if (and (in $processableFormats $cover.MediaType.SubType) (ne .Site.Params.cover.responsiveImages false) (eq $prod true)) }}
+        {{- if (and (in $processableFormats $cover.MediaType.SubType) ($responsiveImages) (eq $prod true)) }}
         <img loading="lazy" srcset="{{- range $size := $sizes -}}
                         {{- if (ge $cover.Width $size) -}}
                         {{ printf "%s %s" (($cover.Resize (printf "%sx" $size)).Permalink) (printf "%sw ," $size) -}}