diff --git a/_includes/site_index.html b/_includes/site_index.html
index 4647a2e..16ecf00 100644
--- a/_includes/site_index.html
+++ b/_includes/site_index.html
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ <h2><a href="{{ section_dir | relative_url }}/">{{section_name}}</a></h2>
           {% if page_blacklist contains page.name -%}
           {% else -%}
             {% if hide_description == nil And page.description != nil -%}
-              {% assign page_description = ' - ' | append page.description}} -%}
+              {% assign page_description = ' - ' | append: page.description}} -%}
             {% else -%}
               {% assign page_description = '' -%}
             {% endif -%}