diff --git a/_layouts/index.html b/_layouts/index.html
index 440048a246ae63c3149221571cf89b9d0e04c6f6..b19a66c3dcb8ae08ee8702ec7568a9f9fc8d0914 100644
--- a/_layouts/index.html
+++ b/_layouts/index.html
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ layout: default
         <span class="post-date">Published on: {{ post.date | date: '%B %d, %Y' }}</span>
 
         <div class="content">
-          {{ post.content | truncate: 220 }} <a href="{{ post.url | relative_url }}">(read more)</a>
+          {{ post.content | strip_html | normalize_whitespace | truncate: 220 }} <a href="{{ post.url | relative_url }}">(read more)</a>
         </div>
       </div>
       {% endfor %}