diff --git a/templates/atom.xml b/templates/atom.xml
index e3782b7..2e22cd8 100644
--- a/templates/atom.xml
+++ b/templates/atom.xml
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@
         <link rel="alternate" href="{{ page.permalink | safe }}" type="text/html"/>
         <id>{{ page.permalink | safe }}</id>
         {% if page.summary -%}
-            <summary type="html">{{ page.summary }}</summary>
+            <summary type="html">{{ page.summary | striptags | safe }}</summary>
         {% elif page.description -%}
-            <summary type="html">{{ page.description }}</summary>
+            <summary type="html">{{ page.description | striptags | safe }}</summary>
         {% endif -%}
     </entry>
     {%- endfor %}