diff --git a/foundation/erpnext_foundation/doctype/portal_job/templates/portal_job_row.html b/foundation/erpnext_foundation/doctype/portal_job/templates/portal_job_row.html
index 0929cfc0..42f12803 100644
--- a/foundation/erpnext_foundation/doctype/portal_job/templates/portal_job_row.html
+++ b/foundation/erpnext_foundation/doctype/portal_job/templates/portal_job_row.html
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@
 			<span class='label'>{{ doc.country }}</span>
 			<span class='label'>{{ doc.job_type }}</span>
 		</p>
-		<p>{{ html2text(doc.description[:200]) }}{% if doc.description|len > 200 %}...{% endif %}</p>
+		<p>{{ html2text(doc.description)[:200] }}{% if doc.description|len > 200 %}...{% endif %}</p>
 	</a>
 </div>