diff --git a/classes/digest.php b/classes/digest.php
index 68859d67c..197f11c99 100644
--- a/classes/digest.php
+++ b/classes/digest.php
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ class Digest
 			$tpl_t->setVariable('ARTICLE_UPDATED', $updated);
 			$tpl_t->setVariable('ARTICLE_LABELS', $article_labels_formatted, true);
 			$tpl_t->setVariable('ARTICLE_EXCERPT',
-				truncate_string(strip_tags($line["excerpt"]), 300), true);
+				truncate_string(strip_tags($line["content"]), 300), true);
 
 			$tpl_t->addBlock('article');