diff --git a/static/css/clean-blog.css b/static/css/clean-blog.css
index f54f4b9..f5bed26 100755
--- a/static/css/clean-blog.css
+++ b/static/css/clean-blog.css
@@ -404,3 +404,7 @@ img::-moz-selection {
 body {
   webkit-tap-highlight-color: #0085a1;
 }
+.article-summary {
+  padding-top:10px;
+  padding-bottom: 10px;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/index.html b/templates/index.html
index 7627c34..6eeba7a 100755
--- a/templates/index.html
+++ b/templates/index.html
@@ -49,10 +49,14 @@
             </a>
             {% if SHOW_FULL_ARTICLE %}
                 {{ article.content }}
-            {% elif article.has_summary %}
-                {{ article.summary }}
-            {% elif article.summary %}
-                {{ article.summary|striptags|truncate(140) }}
+            {% else %}
+                <p class="article-summary">
+                {% if article.has_summary %}
+                    {{ article.summary }}
+                {% elif article.summary %}
+                    {{ article.summary|striptags|truncate(140) }}
+                {% endif %}
+                </p>
             {% endif %}
             <p class="post-meta">Posted by
                 {% for author in article.authors %}