diff --git a/layouts/photos/page_summary.html b/layouts/photos/page_summary.html
index 14a4905..31bb716 100644
--- a/layouts/photos/page_summary.html
+++ b/layouts/photos/page_summary.html
@@ -5,15 +5,15 @@
 
 {{- $altText := $thumbnail.Params.alt -}}
 
-{{- $linkTitle := .LinkTitle | markdownify -}}
-{{- $showsTitle := le (len $linkTitle) 18 -}}
+{{- $linkTitle := .LinkTitle -}}
+{{- $showsTitle := le (len ($linkTitle | plainify)) 18 -}}
 {{- if not $showsTitle -}}
   {{ warnf "Title for photostream item is too long for grid: %s" .Permalink }}  
 {{- end -}}
 
 <article class="photostream-item">
   {{ if $showsTitle }}
-    <h3 class="photostream-item__title">{{ $linkTitle }}</h3>
+    <h3 class="photostream-item__title">{{ $linkTitle | markdownify }}</h3>
   {{ end }}
   <a href="{{ .RelPermalink }}"
     {{- if not $showsTitle }} title="{{ .Title | markdownify }}"{{ end }}>