diff --git a/templates/base.html b/templates/base.html
index d563645..a63771e 100644
--- a/templates/base.html
+++ b/templates/base.html
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <link rel="preload" href="{{ get_url(path="vendor/podlove-subscribe-button/fonts/roboto_medium/Roboto-Medium-webfont.ttf") | safe }}" as="font" crossorigin="anonymous">
     {%- endblock prefetch %}
     {%- block metadata %}
-    <meta name="description" content="{% if page.description %}{{ page.description }}{% else %}{{ config.description }}{% endif %}">
+    <meta name="description" content="{% if page.description %}{{ page.description | trim }}{% else %}{{ config.description | trim }}{% endif %}">
     {%- endblock metadata %}
   </head>
   <body>
