diff --git a/src/_includes/base.liquid b/src/_includes/base.liquid
index f198ded..2807694 100644
--- a/src/_includes/base.liquid
+++ b/src/_includes/base.liquid
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   	<meta name='viewport' content='width=device-width'>
 
     <title>{{ title }} | {{ site.title }}</title>
-    <meta name="description" content="{% if post_excerpt %}{{ post_excerpt }}{% else %}{{ site.description }}{% endif %}">
+    <meta name="description" content="{% if post_excerpt %}{{ post_excerpt | escape }}{% else %}{{ site.description }}{% endif %}">
     <meta name="theme-color" content="#ffffff"/>
 
     <link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="32x32" href="/assets/img/favicon/favicon-32x32.png">