diff --git a/searx/templates/simple/base.html b/searx/templates/simple/base.html
index a31ff07ee..b33cea38d 100644
--- a/searx/templates/simple/base.html
+++ b/searx/templates/simple/base.html
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
         | <a href="{{ get_setting('general.privacypolicy_url') }}">{{ _('Privacy policy') }}</a>
         {% endif %}
         {% if get_setting('general.contact_url') %}
-        | <a href="{{ get_setting('general.contact_url') }}">{{ _('Contact instance maintainer') }}</a>
+        | <a rel="me" href="{{ get_setting('general.contact_url') }}">{{ _('Contact instance maintainer') }}</a>
         {% endif %}
     </p>
   </footer>