diff --git a/.eleventy.js b/.eleventy.js
index af7cacad..54aeab24 100644
--- a/.eleventy.js
+++ b/.eleventy.js
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ module.exports = function (eleventyConfig) {
               url: post.data.link,
               title: post.data.title,
               date: post.data.date,
-              description: md.render(post.data.post_excerpt),
+              description: post.data.post_excerpt,
             })
         })
       }
diff --git a/src/_includes/partials/feeds/content.liquid b/src/_includes/partials/feeds/content.liquid
index f82d849d..75c4c9c6 100644
--- a/src/_includes/partials/feeds/content.liquid
+++ b/src/_includes/partials/feeds/content.liquid
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
       <updated>{{ entry.date | date: "%m.%d.%Y" }}</updated>
       <id>{{ entry.url | stripUtm | encodeAmp }}</id>
       <content type="html">
-        {{ entry.excerpt | escape }}
+        {{ entry.excerpt | escape | markdown }}
       </content>
     </entry>
   {%- endfor %}