diff --git a/layouts/_default/list.html b/layouts/_default/list.html
index d825fcd..a794e95 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/list.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/list.html
@@ -23,13 +23,7 @@
                 </h2>
 
                 <div class="section-description">
-                    {{ if .Description }}
-                    <p>
-                        {{ .Description | markdownify }}
-                    </p>
-                    {{ else }}
-                    {{ .Summary }}
-                    {{ end }}
+                    {{ partial "description-or-summary.html" . }}
                 </div>
             </div>
         </a>
diff --git a/layouts/_default/series-summary.html b/layouts/_default/series-summary.html
index 9c2f7b5..5cf9b03 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/series-summary.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/series-summary.html
@@ -23,11 +23,7 @@
     </div>
 
     <div class="post-description">
-        {{ with .Description }}
-        <p>
-            {{ . | markdownify }}
-        </p>
-        {{ end }}
+        {{ partial "description-or-summary.html" . }}
     </div>
 
     <div class="series-pages">
diff --git a/layouts/_default/summary.html b/layouts/_default/summary.html
index d7617c0..4e0c20c 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/summary.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/summary.html
@@ -14,13 +14,7 @@
     {{ end }}
 
     <div class="post-description">
-        {{ if .Description }}
-        <p>
-            {{ .Description | markdownify }}
-        </p>
-        {{ else }}
-        {{ .Summary }}
-        {{ end }}
+        {{ partial "description-or-summary.html" . }}
     </div>
 
     <div class="readmore">
diff --git a/layouts/partials/description-or-summary.html b/layouts/partials/description-or-summary.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d9c7c8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/layouts/partials/description-or-summary.html
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{{ with .Description }}
+    <p>{{ . | markdownify }}</p>
+{{ else }}
+    {{ .Summary }}
+{{ end }}