diff --git a/tpl/tplimpl/template_embedded.go b/tpl/tplimpl/template_embedded.go
index 77561d42b..2aabe9c9c 100644
--- a/tpl/tplimpl/template_embedded.go
+++ b/tpl/tplimpl/template_embedded.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func (t *GoHTMLTemplate) EmbedTemplates() {
       <pubDate>{{ .Date.Format "Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:04:05 -0700" | safeHTML }}</pubDate>
       {{ with .Site.Author.email }}<author>{{.}}{{ with $.Site.Author.name }} ({{.}}){{end}}</author>{{end}}
       <guid>{{ .Permalink }}</guid>
-      <description>{{ .Content | html }}</description>
+      <description>{{ .Summary | html }}</description>
     </item>
     {{ end }}
   </channel>