diff --git a/source/_patterns/04-components/card/card.twig b/source/_patterns/04-components/card/card.twig
index daa60e3fa3ab2b7be6d1688deb767e9b115428f2..bfdd0d5dfbe981ac96abc99c8bc5f1a1a64dd58c 100644
--- a/source/_patterns/04-components/card/card.twig
+++ b/source/_patterns/04-components/card/card.twig
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@
               </a>
             {% endif %}
           </h{{ header_level }}>
+        {% endif %}
 
-          {% if sub_title %}
-            <span class="sub-title">{{ sub_title }}</span>
-          {% endif %}
+        {% if sub_title %}
+          <span class="sub-title">{{ sub_title }}</span>
         {% endif %}
 
         {% if author %}