diff --git a/blossom/templates/website/index.html b/blossom/templates/website/index.html
index e9d73f6a..2b07a713 100644
--- a/blossom/templates/website/index.html
+++ b/blossom/templates/website/index.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ <h1><a href="{% get_absolute_uri p %}">{{ p.title }}</a></h1>
         </p>
         <div class="underline-links">
             <p>
-                {{ p.body|safe }}
+                {{ p.body|safe|truncatewords:80 }}
             </p>
         </div>
         <hr>