diff --git a/layouts/partials/header.html b/layouts/partials/header.html
index c594dfb..14b1248 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/header.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/header.html
@@ -14,9 +14,7 @@
 	{{- end -}}
 
 	<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
-	{{- if isset .Site.Params "description" }}
-	<meta name="description" content="{{ .Site.Params.description }}" />
-	{{- end }}
+	<meta name="description" content="{{ with .Description }}{{ . }}{{ else }}{{if .IsPage}}{{ .Summary }}{{ else }}{{ with .Site.Params.description }}{{ . }}{{ end }}{{ end }}{{ end }}" />
 	<meta property="og:image" content="{{ .Site.Params.og_image }}"/>
 	{{ with .OutputFormats.Get "rss" -}}
 	{{ printf `<link rel="%s" type="%s" href="%s" title="%s" />` .Rel .MediaType.Type .Permalink $.Site.Title | safeHTML }}