diff --git a/defaults/layouts/partials/styles.html b/defaults/layouts/partials/styles.html
index 90c1d36..78c4e7b 100644
--- a/defaults/layouts/partials/styles.html
+++ b/defaults/layouts/partials/styles.html
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{{^params.stylesheets}}
 <style>
 /* Nav */
 header nav ul {
@@ -228,4 +229,5 @@ label.margin-toggle:not(.sidenote-number) {
   }
 }
 </style>
+{{/params.stylesheets}}
 {{#params.stylesheets}}<link rel="stylesheet" href="{{.|rel_url}}">{{/params.stylesheets}}
diff --git a/mustache/pipes.odin b/mustache/pipes.odin
index e357af7..0821eac 100644
--- a/mustache/pipes.odin
+++ b/mustache/pipes.odin
@@ -347,7 +347,8 @@ apply_filter :: proc(
 		span := filter.end_pos - filter.op_pos
 		return take(value, filter.args[:], false, tmpl, filter.op_pos, span)
 	case .Rel_Url:
-		str, ok := reflect.as_string(value)
+		bv, _ := base_value(value)
+		str, ok := reflect.as_string(bv)
 		if !ok {
 			return value, Error_Body {
 				msg = "rel_url may only be used on strings",
@@ -617,3 +618,4 @@ take :: proc(
 		return any{new_clone(str[start:end], context.temp_allocator), typeid_of(string)}, warning
 	}
 }
+