diff --git a/layouts/partials/sidebar.html b/layouts/partials/sidebar.html
index 162fcadc8..6cd532332 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/sidebar.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/sidebar.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <div class="sidebar-about">
       <a href="{{ .Site.BaseURL }}"><h1>{{ .Site.Title }}</h1></a>
       <p class="lead">
-      {{ with .Site.Params.description }} {{.}} {{ else }}An elegant open source and mobile first theme for <a href="http://hugo.spf13.com">hugo</a> made by <a href="http://twitter.com/mdo">@mdo</a>. Originally made for Jekyll.{{end}}
+      {{ with .Site.Params.description }} {{. | safeHTML}}} {{ else }}An elegant open source and mobile first theme for <a href="http://hugo.spf13.com">hugo</a> made by <a href="http://twitter.com/mdo">@mdo</a>. Originally made for Jekyll.{{end}}
       </p>
     </div>