diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index aaf036aa6b..041bc20c1e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 - Allow to parse recurring calendar events where the start date is before 1900
 - Fixed Polish translation for Single Update Info
 - Ignore entries with unparseable details in the calendar module
-- Bug showing FullDayEvents one day too long in calendar fixed 
+- Bug showing FullDayEvents one day too long in calendar fixed
+- Bug in newsfeed when `removeStartTags` is used on the description [#1478](https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/issues/1478)
 
 ### Updated
 - The default calendar setting `showEnd` is changed to `false`.
diff --git a/modules/default/newsfeed/newsfeed.js b/modules/default/newsfeed/newsfeed.js
index 26c3cfdc46..212a6a0fd5 100644
--- a/modules/default/newsfeed/newsfeed.js
+++ b/modules/default/newsfeed/newsfeed.js
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ Module.register("newsfeed",{
 				if (this.isShowingDescription) {
 					for (f=0; f<this.config.startTags.length;f++) {
 						if (this.newsItems[this.activeItem].description.slice(0,this.config.startTags[f].length) === this.config.startTags[f]) {
-							this.newsItems[this.activeItem].title = this.newsItems[this.activeItem].description.slice(this.config.startTags[f].length,this.newsItems[this.activeItem].description.length);
+							this.newsItems[this.activeItem].description = this.newsItems[this.activeItem].description.slice(this.config.startTags[f].length,this.newsItems[this.activeItem].description.length);
 						}
 					}
 				}