diff --git a/components/open-graph.tpl b/components/open-graph.tpl
index 8326d75..7d5dcc7 100644
--- a/components/open-graph.tpl
+++ b/components/open-graph.tpl
@@ -31,8 +31,13 @@
 {% endif %}
 
 {% comment %}Open Graph description{% endcomment %}
-{% if article %}{% assign description = article.description %}{% else %}{% assign description = page.description %}{% endif %}
+{% if article %}
+  {% assign description = article.description %}
+{% else %}
+  {% assign description = page.description %}
+{% endif %}
+
 {% if description != nil and description != '' %}
-  <meta property="og:description" content="{{ description }}">
-  <meta name="description" content="{{ description }}">
+  <meta property="og:description" content="{{ description | escape }}">
+  <meta name="description" content="{{ description | escape }}">
 {% endif %}