diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index d15ca42bb039e..5e0cb3ee5773d 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       <h1><a href="{{ site.baseurl }}{{ post.url }}">{{ post.title }}</a></h1>
 
       <div class="entry">
-        {{ post.content | truncatewords:40}}
+        {{ post.excerpt }}
       </div>
 
       <a href="{{ site.baseurl }}{{ post.url }}" class="read-more">Read More</a>