diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 3c256546474120799bc57e94c1b98e6f5a9fc905..b6984b4b07bc61d9a1d2477690505026e275116a 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # You can create any custom variable you would like, and they will be accessible
 # in the templates via {{ site.myvariable }}.
 title: Just the Class
-description: A Jekyll theme for course websites.
+description: A Jekyll template for course websites.
 author: Kevin Lin
 email: me@example.com
 baseurl: '/just-the-class' # the subpath of your site, e.g. /blog
diff --git a/index.md b/index.md
index e62d234552339ad3081e9bbebaa736e7ac972bdd..a9740107509aa9cfee301643925e8abba201bca4 100644
--- a/index.md
+++ b/index.md
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ layout: home
 title: Home
 nav_order: 0
 description: >-
-    Just the Class is a modern, highly customizable, responsive Jekyll theme
-    for developing course websites.
+    Just the Class is a modern, highly customizable, responsive Jekyll template for course websites.
 ---
 
 # {{ site.description }}