diff --git a/_includes/site_index.html b/_includes/site_index.html
index f6a14a9..3621c88 100644
--- a/_includes/site_index.html
+++ b/_includes/site_index.html
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ <h2><a href="{{ section_dir | relative_url }}/">{{section_name}}</a></h2>
             {% else -%}
               {% assign page_description = '' -%}
             {% endif -%}
-    <li><a href="{{ page.url | relative_url }}">{{page.title}}{{page.description}}</a></li>
+    <li><a href="{{ page.url | relative_url }}">{{page.title}}</a>{{page_description}}</li>
           {% endif -%}
         {% endif -%}
       {% endif -%}
diff --git a/_layouts/default.html b/_layouts/default.html
index 31f4781..9563661 100644
--- a/_layouts/default.html
+++ b/_layouts/default.html
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ <h2>{{ site.description | default: site.github.project_tagline }}</h2>
 
         <aside id="sidebar">
 {% assign sections = 'Recipes,Adult Beverages,Tobacco' | split: ',' -%}
+{% assign hide_description = 'true' -%}
 {% include site_index.html -%}
         </aside>