diff --git a/layouts/_default/list.html b/layouts/_default/list.html
index 26909fd..91d6df7 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/list.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/list.html
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
   "dateModified": {{ .Date.Format $ISO8601 }},
   {{- end }}
   {{- /* all of the site's categories/tags, from Hugo's tpl/template_embedded.go */}}
-  "keywords": "{{ range $plural, $terms := .Site.Taxonomies }}{{ range $term, $val := $terms }}{{ printf "%s," $term }}{{ end }}{{ end }}"
+  "keywords": {{ range $plural, $terms := .Site.Taxonomies }}{{ range $term, $val := $terms }}{{ printf "%s," $term }}{{ end }}{{ end }}
   {{- with .Site.Params.description -}}
   ,
-  "description": "{{- . -}}"
+  "description": {{- . -}}
   {{- end }}
 }
 </script>
diff --git a/layouts/_default/single.html b/layouts/_default/single.html
index 0184b3e..ab7b1ae 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/single.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/single.html
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@
   }
   {{- if or (.Params.keywords) (or (.Params.categories) (.Params.tags)) -}}
   ,
-  "keywords": "{{ delimit (union .Params.keywords (union .Params.categories .Params.tags)) ", " }}"
+  "keywords": {{ delimit (union .Params.keywords (union .Params.categories .Params.tags)) ", " }}
   {{- end }}
 
   {{- with .Params.description -}}
   ,
-  "description": "{{ . }}"
+  "description": {{ . }}
   {{- end }}
 }
 </script>