diff --git a/layouts/partials/head.html b/layouts/partials/head.html
index 8dfcd5c..cbeb1d9 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/head.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/head.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 <meta name="referrer" content="no-referrer-when-downgrade">
 
 <title>{{ if and (.Title) (not .IsHome) }}{{ .Title }} - {{ end }}{{ .Site.Title }}</title>
-<meta name="description" content="{{ .Site.Params.Description }}">
+<meta name="description" content="{{ with .Description }}{{ . }}{{ else }}{{if .IsPage}}{{ .Summary }}{{ else }}{{ with .Site.Params.description }}{{ . }}{{ end }}{{ end }}{{ end -}}">
 
 {{ with .OutputFormats.Get "rss" -}}
     {{ printf `<link rel="%s" type="%s" href="%s" title="%s" />` .Rel .MediaType.Type .Permalink $.Site.Title | safeHTML }}