diff --git a/_layouts/blog.html b/_layouts/blog.html
index 09d96d4..4112c95 100644
--- a/_layouts/blog.html
+++ b/_layouts/blog.html
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ layout: page_container
 <div class="text-center">
     <h1 >{{ page.title }}</h1>
     {% if page.summary %}
-      <p class="text-left max-w-2xl mx-auto">
-        {{ page.summary | markdownify }}
+      <p class="text-left max-w-2xl mx-auto" >
+        {{ page.summary | markdownify | remove: "<p>" | remove: "</p>" }}
       </p>
     {% endif %}
     <p>{{ page.date | date: "%B %-d, %Y" }} • Written by <a href="{{ site.team_url }}#{{ page.author | slugify }}">{{ page.author | capitalize }}</a></p>