diff --git a/plugins/metadata/lib/ext/article.rb b/plugins/metadata/lib/ext/article.rb
index e864363..1d0a318 100644
--- a/plugins/metadata/lib/ext/article.rb
+++ b/plugins/metadata/lib/ext/article.rb
@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@ class Article
     'locale:locale' => proc{ |a, c| a.language || a.environment.default_language },
     'locale:alternate' => proc{ |a, c| a.alternate_languages },
 
-    description: proc{ |a, plugin| ActionView::Base.full_sanitizer.sanitize a.body },
+    description: proc{ |a, plugin| ActionView::Base.full_sanitizer.sanitize a.lead },
     rich_attachment: "",
   }
 
   metadata_spec namespace: :twitter, key_attr: :name, tags: {
     card: 'summary',
     description: proc do |a, plugin|
-      description = a.body.to_s || a.environment.name
+      description = a.lead.to_s || a.environment.name
       plugin.helpers.truncate plugin.helpers.strip_tags(description), length: 200
     end,
     title: proc{ |a, plugin| "#{a.title} - #{a.profile.name}" },
diff --git a/plugins/metadata/test/functional/content_viewer_controller_test.rb b/plugins/metadata/test/functional/content_viewer_controller_test.rb
index 58e4d20..84f8299 100644
--- a/plugins/metadata/test/functional/content_viewer_controller_test.rb
+++ b/plugins/metadata/test/functional/content_viewer_controller_test.rb
@@ -23,18 +23,18 @@ class ContentViewerControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
   end
 
   should 'add meta tags with article info' do
-    a = TinyMceArticle.create(name: 'Article to be shared', body: 'This article should be shared with all social networks', profile: profile)
+    a = TinyMceArticle.create(name: 'Article to be shared', body: '<p>This article should be shared with all social networks</p>', profile: profile)
 
     get :view_page, profile: profile.identifier, page: [ a.name.to_slug ]
 
     assert_tag tag: 'meta', attributes: { name: 'twitter:title', content: /#{a.name} - #{a.profile.name}/ }
-    assert_tag tag: 'meta', attributes: { name: 'twitter:description', content: a.body }
+    assert_tag tag: 'meta', attributes: { name: 'twitter:description', content: a.lead.gsub(/<\/?p>/,'') }
     assert_no_tag tag: 'meta', attributes: { name: 'twitter:image' }
     assert_tag tag: 'meta', attributes: { property: 'og:type', content: 'article' }
     assert_tag tag: 'meta', attributes: { property: 'og:url', content: /\/#{profile.identifier}\/#{a.name.to_slug}/ }
     assert_tag tag: 'meta', attributes: { property: 'og:title', content: /#{a.name} - #{a.profile.name}/ }
     assert_tag tag: 'meta', attributes: { property: 'og:site_name', content: a.profile.name }
-    assert_tag tag: 'meta', attributes: { property: 'og:description', content: a.body }
+    assert_tag tag: 'meta', attributes: { property: 'og:description', content: a.lead.gsub(/<\/?p>/,'') }
     assert_no_tag tag: 'meta', attributes: { property: 'og:image' }
   end
 
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