diff --git a/site/layouts/partials/header.html b/site/layouts/partials/header.html
index 3172259648..4f5a1cb7d5 100644
--- a/site/layouts/partials/header.html
+++ b/site/layouts/partials/header.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <meta charset="utf-8">
 <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
-<meta name="description" content="{{ index .Page.Params "description" | default .Site.Params.description | markdownify }}">
+<meta name="description" content="{{ .Page.Params.description | default .Site.Params.description | markdownify }}">
 <meta name="author" content="{{ .Site.Params.authors }}">
 <meta name="generator" content="Hugo {{ hugo.Version }}">
 
diff --git a/site/layouts/partials/social.html b/site/layouts/partials/social.html
index 151a629945..d327163a16 100644
--- a/site/layouts/partials/social.html
+++ b/site/layouts/partials/social.html
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 <meta name="twitter:site" content="@{{ .Site.Params.twitter }}">
 <meta name="twitter:creator" content="@{{ .Site.Params.twitter }}">
 <meta name="twitter:title" content="{{ .Title | markdownify }}">
-<meta name="twitter:description" content="{{ index .Page.Params "description" | default .Site.Params.description | markdownify }}">
+<meta name="twitter:description" content="{{ .Page.Params.description | default .Site.Params.description | markdownify }}">
 <meta name="twitter:image" content="{{ if .IsHome }}{{ .Site.BaseURL }}{{ .Site.Params.social_logo_path }}{{ else }}{{ .Site.BaseURL }}{{ .Site.Params.social_image_path }}{{ end }}">
 
 {{ "<!-- Facebook -->" | safeHTML }}
 <meta property="og:url" content="{{ .Permalink }}">
 <meta property="og:title" content="{{ .Title | markdownify }}">
-<meta property="og:description" content="{{ index .Page.Params "description" | default .Site.Params.description | markdownify }}">
+<meta property="og:description" content="{{ .Page.Params.description | default .Site.Params.description | markdownify }}">
 <meta property="og:type" content="website">
 <meta property="og:image" content="{{ replace .Site.BaseURL "https://" "http://" }}{{ .Site.Params.social_image_path }}">
 <meta property="og:image:secure_url" content="{{ .Site.BaseURL }}{{ .Site.Params.social_image_path }}">