diff --git a/appview/pages/funcmap.go b/appview/pages/funcmap.go
index 3cb6983f..132b690f 100644
--- a/appview/pages/funcmap.go
+++ b/appview/pages/funcmap.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/atproto/syntax"
 	"github.com/dustin/go-humanize"
 	"github.com/go-enry/go-enry/v2"
+	"github.com/yuin/goldmark"
 	"tangled.org/core/appview/filetree"
 	"tangled.org/core/appview/pages/markup"
 	"tangled.org/core/crypto"
@@ -247,7 +248,7 @@ func (p *Pages) funcMap() template.FuncMap {
 		},
 		"description": func(text string) template.HTML {
 			p.rctx.RendererType = markup.RendererTypeDefault
-			htmlString := p.rctx.RenderMarkdown(text)
+			htmlString := p.rctx.RenderMarkdownWith(text, goldmark.New())
 			sanitized := p.rctx.SanitizeDescription(htmlString)
 			return template.HTML(sanitized)
 		},
diff --git a/appview/pages/markup/markdown.go b/appview/pages/markup/markdown.go
index 4f290e44..47ec9061 100644
--- a/appview/pages/markup/markdown.go
+++ b/appview/pages/markup/markdown.go
@@ -78,8 +78,10 @@ func NewMarkdown() goldmark.Markdown {
 }
 
 func (rctx *RenderContext) RenderMarkdown(source string) string {
-	md := NewMarkdown()
+	return rctx.RenderMarkdownWith(source, NewMarkdown())
+}
 
+func (rctx *RenderContext) RenderMarkdownWith(source string, md goldmark.Markdown) string {
 	if rctx != nil {
 		var transformers []util.PrioritizedValue