diff --git a/_includes/seo.html b/_includes/seo.html
index ead2d1f8..4d508fa0 100644
--- a/_includes/seo.html
+++ b/_includes/seo.html
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 <meta property="og:title" content="{{ page.title | default: site.title | markdownify | strip_html | strip_newlines | escape_once }}">
 <meta property="og:url" content="{{ canonical_url }}">
 
-{% if page.excerpt %}
+{% if seo_description %}
   <meta property="og:description" content="{{ seo_description }}">
 {% endif %}