diff --git a/api/mastodon.php b/api/mastodon.php
index a450a6d..ab8e3fa 100644
--- a/api/mastodon.php
+++ b/api/mastodon.php
@@ -85,15 +85,21 @@ class MastodonPostHandler extends ApiHandler
 
     foreach ($rss->channel->item as $item) {
       $items[] = [
-        "title" => (string) $item->title,
+        "title" => $this->cleanText((string) $item->title),
         "link" => (string) $item->link,
-        "description" => (string) $item->description,
+        "description" => $this->cleanText((string) $item->description),
       ];
     }
 
     return $items;
   }
 
+  private function cleanText(string $text): string
+  {
+    $decoded = html_entity_decode($text, ENT_QUOTES | ENT_XML1, 'UTF-8');
+    return mb_convert_encoding($decoded, 'UTF-8', 'UTF-8');
+  }
+
   private function postToMastodon(string $content): ?string
   {
     $headers = [
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ffb4bad..585e7ab 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "coryd.dev",
-  "version": "8.2.6",
+  "version": "8.2.7",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "coryd.dev",
-      "version": "8.2.6",
+      "version": "8.2.7",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "minisearch": "^7.1.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 448bb81..ef0381b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "coryd.dev",
-  "version": "8.2.6",
+  "version": "8.2.7",
   "description": "The source for my personal site. Built using 11ty (and other tools).",
   "type": "module",
   "engines": {