diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/categories-boxes.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/categories-boxes.hbs
index cdd1dbdf9b0..6e402c6f5a2 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/categories-boxes.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/categories-boxes.hbs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
         <div class='details'>
           <h3>{{c.name}}</h3>
           <div class='description'>
-            {{c.description}}
+            {{{c.description_excerpt}}}
           </div>
         </div>
       </a>