diff --git a/config/feedFilters.js b/config/feedFilters.js
index 369eb137..b4cb21e6 100644
--- a/config/feedFilters.js
+++ b/config/feedFilters.js
@@ -13,14 +13,8 @@ module.exports = {
       let excerpt = ''
 
       // set the entry excerpt
-      if (entry.description)
-        excerpt = entry.description.includes('p>')
-          ? entry.description
-          : `<p>${entry.description}</p>`
-      if (entry.data?.post_excerpt)
-        excerpt = md.render(entry.data.post_excerpt).includes('p>')
-          ? md.render(entry.data.post_excerpt)
-          : `<p>${md.render(entry.data.post_excerpt)}</p>`
+      if (entry.description) excerpt = entry.description
+      if (entry.data?.post_excerpt) excerpt = md.render(entry.data.post_excerpt)
 
       // if there's a valid entry return a normalized object
       if (entry)
diff --git a/src/_data/links.js b/src/_data/links.js
index f2ab993e..8e6acccb 100644
--- a/src/_data/links.js
+++ b/src/_data/links.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ module.exports = async function () {
       url: link['href'],
       tags: [...new Set(link['tags'].split(' '))],
       date: link['time'],
-      description: link['extended'],
+      description: `${link['extended']}<br/><br/>`,
     }
   })
 }
diff --git a/src/_data/movies.js b/src/_data/movies.js
index 9c07f5dc..2f92c8a9 100644
--- a/src/_data/movies.js
+++ b/src/_data/movies.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ module.exports = async function () {
       url: `https://trakt.tv/movies/${item['movie']['ids']['slug']}`,
       id: item['movie']['ids']['trakt'],
       tmdbId: item['movie']['ids']['tmdb'],
-      description: item['movie']['overview'],
+      description: `${item['movie']['overview']}<br/><br/>`,
       type: 'movie',
     }
   })