diff --git a/stsg/build.py b/stsg/build.py
index 5220352..c5d5211 100644
--- a/stsg/build.py
+++ b/stsg/build.py
@@ -47,8 +47,10 @@ class ArticleTranslation:
         self.language_code = self.file.stem
 
         self.article_content = self.file.read_text()
+        self.article_preview = self.article_content[:config.formatting.article_preview_length] + "..."
         if self.file.suffix == ".md":
             self.article_content = markdown.markdown(self.article_content)
+            self.article_preview = markdown.markdown(self.article_preview)
 
         self.location_in_tree = [self.language_code, *self.article_overview.location_in_tree]
         self.url = "/" + "/".join(self.location_in_tree)
@@ -79,7 +81,7 @@ class ArticleTranslation:
     def _get_values(self, return_foreign_articles: bool = True) -> Dict[str, str]:
         r = {
             "article_content": self.article_content,
-            "article_preview": self.article_content[:config.formatting.article_preview_length] + "...",
+            "article_preview": self.article_preview,
             "article_url": self.url,
             "article_overview_url": self.article_overview.url,
             "article_slug": self.article_overview.slug,