diff --git a/_layouts/base_page.html b/_layouts/base_page.html
index f9dea9d..b6f08f1 100644
--- a/_layouts/base_page.html
+++ b/_layouts/base_page.html
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
     <!-- Use MathJax, only when requested in the frontmatter -->
     {% if page.usemathjax %}
-    <script type="text/javascript" 
+    <script type="text/javascript"  async
     src="https://cdn.mathjax.org/mathjax/latest/MathJax.js?config=TeX-MML-AM_CHTML">
       </script>
     {% endif %}