diff --git a/test/automated/configmanagement.test.js b/test/automated/configmanagement.test.js
index d1010a496..99cd4f69c 100644
--- a/test/automated/configmanagement.test.js
+++ b/test/automated/configmanagement.test.js
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ test('verify updated config values', async (done) => {
   const res = await request.get('/api/config');
   expect(res.body.name).toBe(serverName);
   expect(res.body.streamTitle).toBe(streamTitle);
-  expect(res.body.summary).toBe(serverSummary);
+  expect(res.body.summary).toBe(`<p>${serverSummary}</p>`);
   expect(res.body.extraPageContent).toBe(pageContent);
   expect(res.body.logo).toBe('/logo');
   expect(res.body.socialHandles).toStrictEqual(socialHandles);
diff --git a/utils/utils.go b/utils/utils.go
index 45ed69f0e..9c4e437be 100644
--- a/utils/utils.go
+++ b/utils/utils.go
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func RenderPageContentMarkdown(raw string) string {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
-	return buf.String()
+	return strings.TrimSpace(buf.String())
 }
 
 // GetCacheDurationSecondsForPath will return the number of seconds to cache an item.