diff --git a/.eleventy.js b/.eleventy.js
index 3317f495..c0c768c4 100644
--- a/.eleventy.js
+++ b/.eleventy.js
@@ -69,11 +69,6 @@ export default async function (eleventyConfig) {
   eleventyConfig.setLibrary('md', md)
 
   // filters
-  eleventyConfig.addLiquidFilter('markdown', (content) => {
-    if (!content) return
-    return md.render(content)
-  })
-
   Object.keys(filters).forEach((filterName) => {
     eleventyConfig.addLiquidFilter(filterName, filters[filterName])
   })
diff --git a/config/filters/index.js b/config/filters/index.js
index 152e66ec..c4471fbc 100644
--- a/config/filters/index.js
+++ b/config/filters/index.js
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@ import { URL } from 'url'
 import slugify from 'slugify'
 import markdownIt from 'markdown-it'
 import sanitizeHtml from 'sanitize-html';
-
 import { shuffleArray, sanitizeMediaString } from '../utilities/index.js'
 
 const BASE_URL = 'https://coryd.dev'
+const md = markdownIt({ html: true, linkify: true })
+
 
 export default {
   // general
@@ -23,6 +24,9 @@ export default {
   formatNumber: (number) => number.toLocaleString('en-US'),
   shuffleArray,
 
+  // markdown
+  markdown: (content) => md.render(content),
+
   // navigation
   isLinkActive: (category, page) => {
     const normalizedPage = page.includes('.html') ? page.replace('.html', '/') : page
@@ -112,7 +116,6 @@ export default {
     entries.forEach((entry) => {
       const dateKey = Object.keys(entry).find((key) => key.includes('date'))
       const date = new Date(entry[dateKey])
-      const md = markdownIt({ html: true, linkify: true })
       let excerpt = ''
       let url = ''
       let title = entry.title
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 77ee3491..d10f6470 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "coryd.dev",
-  "version": "18.6.4",
+  "version": "18.6.5",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "coryd.dev",
-      "version": "18.6.4",
+      "version": "18.6.5",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@cdransf/api-text": "^1.4.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cfa298e8..72f9d810 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "coryd.dev",
-  "version": "18.6.4",
+  "version": "18.6.5",
   "description": "The source for my personal site. Built using 11ty.",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {