diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/directory.html b/bookwyrm/templates/directory.html
index 9e1cfae9..d70ff987 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/directory.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/directory.html
@@ -40,17 +40,17 @@
                     <div class="media-content">
                         <a href="{{ user.local_path }}" class="is-block mb-2">
                             <span class="title is-4 is-block">{{ user.display_name }}</span>
-                            <span class="subtitle is-6 is-block">@{{ user|username }}</span>
+                            <span class="subtitle is-7 is-block">@{{ user|username }}</span>
                         </a>
                         {% include 'snippets/follow_button.html' with user=user %}
                     </div>
                 </div>
 
-                {% if user.summary %}
                 <div class="content">
+                {% if user.summary %}
                     {{ user.summary | to_markdown | safe | truncatechars_html:40 }}
+                {% else %}&nbsp;{% endif %}
                 </div>
-                {% endif %}
             </div>
             <footer class="card-footer content">
                 <div class="card-footer-item">