diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/templates/base.html b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/templates/base.html
index aa68ece3..99fe27ab 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/templates/base.html
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/templates/base.html
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
     <meta http-equiv="x-ua-compatible" content="ie=edge">
     <title>{% block title %}{% endraw %}{{ cookiecutter.project_name }}{% raw %}{% endblock title %}</title>
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
-    <meta name="description" content="{{ cookiecutter.description }}">
-    <meta name="author" content="{{ cookiecutter.author_name }}">
+    <meta name="description" content="{% endraw %}{{ cookiecutter.description }}{% raw %}">
+    <meta name="author" content="{% endraw %}{{ cookiecutter.author_name }}{% raw %}">
 
     <!-- HTML5 shim, for IE6-8 support of HTML5 elements -->
     <!--[if lt IE 9]>