diff --git a/app/views/layouts/darkswarm.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/darkswarm.html.haml
index 0788286394..671077ed6f 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/darkswarm.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/darkswarm.html.haml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     %meta{charset: 'utf-8'}/
     %meta{name: 'viewport', content: "width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0"}/
     %meta{property: "og:title", content: content_for?(:title) ? yield(:title) : t(:title)}
-    %meta{property: "og:description", content: content_for?(:description) ? yield(:description) : t(:description)}
+    %meta{property: "og:description", content: content_for?(:description) ? yield(:description) : t(:meta_description)}
     %meta{property: "og:image", content: content_for?(:image) ? yield(:image) : ContentConfig.logo.url}
     %title= content_for?(:title) ? "#{yield(:title)} - #{t(:title)}".html_safe : "#{t(:welcome_to)} #{t(:title)}"
     - if Rails.env.production?
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index ea8cb4cb19..f7a7d008a5 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ en:
   home: "OFN"
   title: Open Food Network
   welcome_to: 'Welcome to '
-  description: "We begin from the ground up. With farmers and growers ready to tell their stories proudly and truly. With distributors ready to connect people with products fairly and honestly. With buyers who believe that better weekly shopping decisions can…"
+  meta_description: "We begin from the ground up. With farmers and growers ready to tell their stories proudly and truly. With distributors ready to connect people with products fairly and honestly. With buyers who believe that better weekly shopping decisions can…"
   search_by_name: Search by name or suburb...
   producers: Aussie Producers
   producers_join: Australian producers are now welcome to join the Open Food Network.