diff --git a/_includes/read-time.html b/_includes/read-time.html
index df88d52926a3..588574433c50 100644
--- a/_includes/read-time.html
+++ b/_includes/read-time.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{% assign words_per_minute = site.words_per_minute | default: 200 %}
+{% assign words_per_minute = page.words_per_minute | default: site.words_per_minute | default: 200 %}
 
 {% if post.read_time %}
   {% assign words = post.content | strip_html | number_of_words %}
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
   1 {{ site.data.ui-text[site.locale].minute_read | default: "minute read" }}
 {% else %}
   {{ words | divided_by:words_per_minute }} {{ site.data.ui-text[site.locale].minute_read | default: "minute read" }}
-{% endif %}
\ No newline at end of file
+{% endif %}