diff --git a/quizgen.py b/quizgen.py
index 9a73fdb..affac43 100755
--- a/quizgen.py
+++ b/quizgen.py
@@ -434,6 +434,7 @@ def add_dom_to_template(dom, html_file_name, quiz):
   # Add the header.  By replacing this early, we allow the header to
   # contain IMG and LINK tags (or even CODE), though it would typically
   # be pure HTML
+  content = content.replace('[STYLES_SCRIPTS]', get_head());
   content = content.replace('[SUBMIT_LABEL]', _('Submit'))
   content = content.replace('[HIDE_LABEL]', _('Hide'))
   content = content.replace('[HEADER]', get_header())
@@ -549,6 +550,17 @@ def get_header():
   else:
      header = header_file.read()
   return header
+
+# Should a HTML head file exist return the content of that file
+# otherwise return the STYLES_SCRIPTS
+def get_head():
+  try:
+     header_file = open('head.html')
+  except IOError:
+     header = STYLES_SCRIPTS
+  else:
+     header = header_file.read()
+  return header
   
 # Should a footer file exist return the content of that file
 # otherwise return the standard footer
@@ -654,24 +666,8 @@ def main():
 <!DOCTYPE html>
 <html>
   <head>
-    <meta charset="UTF-8" />
     <title>[TITLE]</title>
-    <link href='http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Josefin+Sans|Alike' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>
-    <link rel="stylesheet" href="quiz.css" type="text/css" />
-    <script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
-    <script type="text/x-mathjax-config">
-      MathJax.Hub.Config({
-        tex2jax: {
-          inlineMath: [ ['$','$'], ["\\(","\\)"] ],
-          processEscapes: true
-        }
-      });
-    </script>
-    <script type="text/javascript" src="http://cdn.mathjax.org/mathjax/latest/MathJax.js?config=TeX-AMS_HTML.js"></script>
-    <link rel="stylesheet" href="http://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/highlight.js/8.2/styles/default.min.css">
-    <script src="http://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/highlight.js/8.2/highlight.min.js"></script>
-    <script>hljs.initHighlightingOnLoad();</script>
-
+    [STYLES_SCRIPTS]
     <script type="text/javascript">
       const SUBMIT_LABEL = '[SUBMIT_LABEL]';
       const HIDE_LABEL = '[HIDE_LABEL]';
@@ -982,6 +978,23 @@ def main():
 }
 """
 
+STYLES_SCRIPTS = r"""<meta charset="UTF-8" />
+    <link href='https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Josefin+Sans|Alike' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="quiz.css" type="text/css" />
+    <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
+    <script type="text/x-mathjax-config">
+      MathJax.Hub.Config({
+        tex2jax: {
+          inlineMath: [ ['$','$'], ["\\(","\\)"] ],
+          processEscapes: true
+        }
+      });
+    </script>
+    <script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdn.mathjax.org/mathjax/latest/MathJax.js?config=TeX-AMS_HTML.js"></script>
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/highlight.js/8.2/styles/default.min.css">
+    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/highlight.js/8.2/highlight.min.js"></script>
+    <script>hljs.initHighlightingOnLoad();</script>
+"""
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
   main()
