diff --git a/pandora/templates/item.html b/pandora/templates/item.html
index 549bc29e4..99b94c408 100644
--- a/pandora/templates/item.html
+++ b/pandora/templates/item.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         </script>
         <script type="text/javascript" src="/static/js/pandora.js?{{settings.CONFIG.site.version}}"></script>
         <meta name="title" content="{{title}}"/>
-        {%if description %}<meta name="description" content="{{description|safe}}"/> {%endif%}
+        {%if description %}<meta name="description" content="{{description}}"/> {%endif%}
         {%if keywords %}<meta name="keywords" content="{{keywords|safe}}"/> {%endif%}
         <meta content="{{url}}/96p.jpg" name="thumbnail"/>
         <meta content="{{url}}/96p.jpg" name="image_src"/>