diff --git a/templates/explore/repo_list.tmpl b/templates/explore/repo_list.tmpl
index 43fa28c630..304a637e81 100644
--- a/templates/explore/repo_list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/explore/repo_list.tmpl
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 					<span class="text grey"><i class="octicon octicon-git-branch"></i> {{.NumForks}}</span>
 				</div>
 			</div>
-			{{if .Description}}<p class="has-emoji">{{.Description}}</p>{{end}}
+			{{if .DescriptionHtml}}<p class="has-emoji">{{.DescriptionHtml}}</p>{{end}}
 			<p class="time">{{$.i18n.Tr "org.repo_updated"}} {{TimeSince .Updated $.i18n.Lang}}</p>
 		</div>
 	{{end}}