diff --git a/templates/threads.html b/templates/threads.html
index 9417b43..8b1808c 100644
--- a/templates/threads.html
+++ b/templates/threads.html
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
     <title>{{ app.title }}</title>
     <meta name="theme-color" content="#3054bf">
     {% if threads|length == 1 %}
-    <meta name="description" content="{{ threads[0].content_text }}" />
-    <meta property="og:description" content="{{ threads[0].content_text }}" />
+    <meta name="description" content="{{ threads[0].summary }}" />
+    <meta property="og:description" content="{{ threads[0].summary }}" />
     {% else %}
     <meta name="description" content="{{ app.description  }}" />
     <meta property="og:description" content="{{ app.description }}" />
diff --git a/threads.py b/threads.py
index 590c1d6..727a8b9 100755
--- a/threads.py
+++ b/threads.py
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ def home():
 def thread(id):
     if id in thread_ids:
         status = fetch_thread(id)
-        status['content_text'] = clean_html(status['content']).strip()
+        status['summary'] = clean_html(status['content']).strip()
+        if len(status['summary']) > 69:
+            status['summary'] = status['summary'][:69] + '...'
         return render_template('threads.html', threads=[status], app=app, attribution=attribution)
     else:
         return '<h1>Not Found</h1><p>¯\_(ツ)_/¯</p><a href="/">go home</a>', 404