1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/Feed.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/Feed.pm
index 4671323c..8cc8b728 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/Feed.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/Feed.pm
@@ -200,9 +200,13 @@ sub get_feedopts {
          my $listname = $args->{listname};
          my $cgi = $args->{cgi};
          my %rv;
+        if (open my $fh, '<', "$args->{git_dir}/description") {
+                chomp($rv{description} = <$fh>);
+                close $fh;
+        }
  
          if ($pi_config && defined $listname && length $listname) {
-                foreach my $key (qw(description address)) {
+                foreach my $key (qw(address)) {
                          $rv{$key} = $pi_config->get($listname, $key) || "";
                  }
          }