diff --git a/blogthon.cgi b/blogthon.cgi
index b7f54ec..9eb2ab6 100755
--- a/blogthon.cgi
+++ b/blogthon.cgi
@@ -332,21 +332,16 @@ else:
 		print '            <div class="pages_list">'
 		print '                <ul class="pages_list">'
 		for staticpage in staticpages_list:
-			f = open(staticpage, 'r')
-			for line in f:
-					if line.split(':', 1)[0] == 'extern_link':
-							link = ''
-							extern_link = line.split(':', 1)[1].strip()
-					else:
-							link = re.sub('\w+?\/', '', staticpage)
-							extern_link = ''
-							break
-			f.close()
-			title = re.sub('\w+?\/\d+?-', '', staticpage)
-			if extern_link:
-				print '                    <li class="pages_list_entry"><a href=' + link + '" class="pages_list_entry">' + extern_link + '</a></li>'
+			file = open(staticpage, 'r')
+			header = file.readline()
+			if header.split(':', 1)[0] == 'extern_link':
+				link = header.split(':', 1)[1].strip()
 			else:
-				print '                    <li class="pages_list_entry"><a href="?s=' + link + '" class="pages_list_entry">' + title + '</a></li>'
+				link = re.sub('\w+?\/', '', staticpage)
+				link = '?s=' + link
+			file.close()
+			title = re.sub('\w+?\/\d+?-', '', staticpage)
+			print '                    <li class="pages_list_entry"><a href="' + link + '" class="pages_list_entry">' + title + '</a></li>'
 		print '                </ul>'
 		print '            </div>'
 		print '            <div class="pages_footer"></div>'