diff --git a/app/models/article.rb b/app/models/article.rb
index 9edf70b..adc97b4 100644
--- a/app/models/article.rb
+++ b/app/models/article.rb
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ class Article < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
   def first_paragraph
-    to_html =~ /(.*<\/p>)/
+    to_html =~ /<p>(.*)<\/p>/
     $1 || ''
   end
 
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