diff --git a/exampleSite/config.yml b/exampleSite/config.yml
index 4edd7ee1..2e364e17 100644
--- a/exampleSite/config.yml
+++ b/exampleSite/config.yml
@@ -62,3 +62,7 @@ params:
 
   geekblogLegalNotice: https://thegeeklab.de/legal-notice/#contact-information
   geekblogPrivacyPolicy: https://thegeeklab.de/legal-notice/#privacy-policy
+
+  geekblogDescription: >
+    hugo-geekblog is a simple Hugo theme for personal blogs. This page is theme documentation
+    and powered by the latest version of hugo-geekblog itself.
diff --git a/layouts/partials/head.html b/layouts/partials/head.html
index e9fe0326..8cb7bebf 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/head.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/head.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <meta charset="UTF-8">
 <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
-{{ $description := default .Site.Params.GeekblogDescription (default .Summary .Description) }}
+{{ $description := default (default .Site.Title .Site.Params.GeekblogDescription) (default .Summary .Description) }}
 {{ $keywords := default .Site.Params.GeekblogKeywords .Keywords }}
 {{ $author := default (slice .Site.Params.GeekblogAuthor) .Params.authors }}
 {{ with $description }}