diff --git a/footer.php b/footer.php
index 929c8ee..16da2f8 100644
--- a/footer.php
+++ b/footer.php
@@ -7,14 +7,15 @@
  * @package understrap
  */
 
- $the_theme = wp_get_theme();
+$the_theme = wp_get_theme();
+$container = get_theme_mod('understrap_container_type');
 ?>
 
     <?php get_sidebar('footerfull'); ?>
 
     <div class="wrapper" id="wrapper-footer">
 
-      <div class="<?php echo $container?>" id="content">
+      <div class="<?php echo $container; ?>" id="content">
 
         <div class="row">
 
diff --git a/header.php b/header.php
index 844362e..089c9c5 100755
--- a/header.php
+++ b/header.php
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
  */
 ?>
 
+<?php $container = get_theme_mod('understrap_container_type'); ?>
+
 <!DOCTYPE html>
 <html <?php language_attributes(); ?>>
 <head>
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@
 
       <nav class="navbar navbar-dark bg-inverse site-navigation" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/SiteNavigationElement">
 
-        <div class="<?php echo $container?>" id="content">
+        <div class="<?php echo $container; ?>" id="content">
 
           <div class="navbar-header">
 
