diff --git a/templates/page.html b/templates/page.html
index 85233f7..dc7a211 100644
--- a/templates/page.html
+++ b/templates/page.html
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
 {% endblock title %}
 
 {% block description %}
-    <meta name="description" content="{{ page.summary | striptags }}">
+    {% if page.summary %}
+        <meta name="description" content="{{ page.summary | striptags }}">
+    {% endif %}
 
     {% if page.extra.tags %}
         <meta name="keywords" content="{{ config.extra.keywords ~ ', ' ~ page.extra.tags }}">