diff --git a/static/partials/search.html b/static/partials/search.html
index 5f2e11f30..df484a81f 100644
--- a/static/partials/search.html
+++ b/static/partials/search.html
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
                     <a href="{{ result.href }}">{{ result.namespace.name }}/{{ result.name }}</a>
                 </h4>
                 <p class="description">
-                  <span class="markdown-view" content="result.description"></span>
+                  <span class="markdown-view" content="result.description" first-line-only="true"></span>
                 </p>
                 <p class="result-info-bar">
                   Last Modified:  <span am-time-ago="result.last_modified * 1000"></span>