diff --git a/.eleventy.js b/.eleventy.js
index c0c768c4..3317f495 100644
--- a/.eleventy.js
+++ b/.eleventy.js
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ 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 c4471fbc..addd30b2 100644
--- a/config/filters/index.js
+++ b/config/filters/index.js
@@ -3,11 +3,10 @@ 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
@@ -24,9 +23,6 @@ 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
@@ -116,6 +112,7 @@ 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
@@ -242,4 +239,4 @@ export default {
 
     return `${allButLast} and ${last}`
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 537cd915..50c5e86b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "coryd.dev",
-  "version": "18.6.8",
+  "version": "18.6.9",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "coryd.dev",
-      "version": "18.6.8",
+      "version": "18.6.9",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@cdransf/api-text": "^1.4.0",
@@ -829,9 +829,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/caniuse-lite": {
-      "version": "1.0.30001626",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/caniuse-lite/-/caniuse-lite-1.0.30001626.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-JRW7kAH8PFJzoPCJhLSHgDgKg5348hsQ68aqb+slnzuB5QFERv846oA/mRChmlLAOdEDeOkRn3ynb1gSFnjt3w==",
+      "version": "1.0.30001627",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/caniuse-lite/-/caniuse-lite-1.0.30001627.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-4zgNiB8nTyV/tHhwZrFs88ryjls/lHiqFhrxCW4qSTeuRByBVnPYpDInchOIySWknznucaf31Z4KYqjfbrecVw==",
       "dev": true,
       "funding": [
         {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0f480e5a..5546572f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "coryd.dev",
-  "version": "18.6.8",
+  "version": "18.6.9",
   "description": "The source for my personal site. Built using 11ty.",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {