diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index a3f274d..f436dc6 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 theme: jekyll-theme-minimal
 name: Yggdrasil
 title: Yggdrasil
-description: End-to-end encrypted IPv6 networking to connect worlds
+description: >
+  A proof-of-concept IPv6 meshnet, featuring end-to-end encryption, a unique
+  spanning tree routing algorithm and aiming to implement novel backpressure
+  routing metrics. It is lightweight, self-arranging and should scale well
+  beyond the limits of existing mesh networks.
 
 plugins:
   - jekyll-feed
diff --git a/_layouts/default.html b/_layouts/default.html
index 7ed55fa..bd1c896 100644
--- a/_layouts/default.html
+++ b/_layouts/default.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     <div class="wrapper">
       <header>
         <a href="{{ site.github.url }}"> <h1>{{ site.title | default: site.github.repository_name }}</h1> </a>
-        <p>{{ site.description | default: site.github.project_tagline }}</p>
+        <p>End-to-end encrypted IPv6 networking to connect worlds</p>
 
         <p>
         <a href="{{ site.github.url }}">Home</a>