diff --git a/web/_layouts/default.html b/web/_layouts/default.html
index d62fb3e..5e8c84e 100644
--- a/web/_layouts/default.html
+++ b/web/_layouts/default.html
@@ -2,13 +2,19 @@
+ {% if page.summary %}
+ {% assign description = page.summary %}
+ {% elsif page.excerpt %}
+ {% assign description = page.excerpt | strip_html | strip_newlines %}
+ {% endif %}
+
{{ page.title }}
- {% if page.summary %}
-
+ {% if description %}
+
{% endif %}
@@ -18,8 +24,8 @@
- {% if page.summary %}
-
+ {% if description %}
+
{% endif %}