diff --git a/templates/atom.xml b/templates/atom.xml
index 07ad92ca..b6541256 100644
--- a/templates/atom.xml
+++ b/templates/atom.xml
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@
{{ page.permalink | safe }}
{% if config.extra.full_content_in_feed %}
{{ page.content }}
- {% elif page.summary -%}
+ {% endif -%}
+ {% if page.summary -%}
{{ page.summary | striptags | safe | trim_end_matches(pat=".") }}…
{% elif page.description -%}
{{ page.description | striptags | safe }}