diff --git a/app/controllers/galleries_controller.rb b/app/controllers/galleries_controller.rb
index 9f15dee..c6bf45f 100644
--- a/app/controllers/galleries_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/galleries_controller.rb
@@ -20,15 +20,16 @@ class GalleriesController < ApplicationController
 	def index
       albums = Album.filter_by_categories.filter_by_tags.asc(:order)
       galleries = albums.collect do |a|
-      alt_text = (a.description.nil? || a.description == "" ? "gallery image" : a.description)
-      {
-        "album-name" => a.name,
-        "album-description" => a.description,
-        "alt_title" => alt_text,
-        "link_to_show" =>  OrbitHelper.url_to_show(a.to_param),
-        "thumb-src" => a.cover_path || "/assets/gallery/default.jpg"
-      }
-    end
+        doc = Nokogiri::HTML(a.description.to_s)
+        alt_text = doc.text.empty? ? 'gallery image' : doc.text
+        {
+          "album-name" => a.name,
+          "album-description" => a.description,
+          "alt_title" => alt_text,
+          "link_to_show" =>  OrbitHelper.url_to_show(a.to_param),
+          "thumb-src" => a.cover_path || "/assets/gallery/default.jpg"
+        }
+      end
     {
       "albums" => galleries,
       "extras" => {"widget-title"=>"Gallery"},