diff --git a/docs/docs/pages/verifying.mdx b/docs/docs/pages/verifying.mdx
index 2f3b686..6142c31 100644
--- a/docs/docs/pages/verifying.mdx
+++ b/docs/docs/pages/verifying.mdx
@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ There are two ways you can handle these:
 
   ```html [Hugo]
   <!-- layouts/_partials/head.html -->
+  <!-- declare atUri as a safe URL: https://gohugo.io/functions/safe/url/ -->
   {{ if .Params.atUri }}
-  <link rel="site.standard.document" href="{{ .Params.atUri }}" />
+  <link rel="site.standard.document" href="{{ .Params.atUri | safe.URL }}" />
   {{ end }}
   <link rel="site.standard.publication" href="at://did:plc:abc123/site.standard.publication/rkey" />
   ```