diff --git a/src/_includes/partials/meta-info.njk b/src/_includes/partials/meta-info.njk
index cbc3dee..50242b2 100644
--- a/src/_includes/partials/meta-info.njk
+++ b/src/_includes/partials/meta-info.njk
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   {% if discover.description %}
     {{ discover.description }}
   {% elif description %}
-    {{ description | strip_html | strip_newlines | truncate: 160 }}
+    {{ description }}
   {% else %}
     {{ meta.siteDescription }}
   {% endif %}
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 <meta name="author" content="{{ meta.author.name }}">
 <meta name="description" content="
 {% if description %}
-  {{ description | escape }}
+  {{ description }}
 {% else %}
   {{ meta.siteDescription }}
 {% endif %}"