diff --git a/utils/templatetags/commonmark.py b/utils/templatetags/commonmark.py
index de6460b2..d14fba2b 100644
--- a/utils/templatetags/commonmark.py
+++ b/utils/templatetags/commonmark.py
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@ register = template.Library()
 @register.filter
 @stringfilter
 def commonmark(value):
+    parser = CommonMark.Parser()
+    renderer = CommonMark.HtmlRenderer()
+    ast = parser.parse(value)
+    return mark_safe(renderer.render(ast))
+
+@register.filter
+@stringfilter
+def unsafecommonmark(value):
     parser = CommonMark.Parser()
     renderer = CommonMark.HtmlRenderer()
     ast = parser.parse(bleach.clean(value))
diff --git a/villages/templates/village_detail.html b/villages/templates/village_detail.html
index 79925536..db73c6d8 100644
--- a/villages/templates/village_detail.html
+++ b/villages/templates/village_detail.html
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Village: {{ village.name }} | {{ block.super }}
 
 <h3>{{ village.name }}</h3>
 
-{{ village.description|commonmark }}
+{{ village.description|unsafecommonmark }}
 
 {% if user == village.contact %}
 <hr />
diff --git a/villages/templates/village_list.html b/villages/templates/village_list.html
index e7d744eb..6af03edb 100644
--- a/villages/templates/village_list.html
+++ b/villages/templates/village_list.html
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Villages | {{ block.super }}
         </a>
       </td>
       <td>
-        {{ village.description|commonmark|truncatewords:50 }}
+        {{ village.description|unsafecommonmark|truncatewords:50 }}
       </td>
       <td>
         <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-{% if village.private %}remove{% else %}ok{% endif %}"></i>