1 file changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/source/ui-repolist.c b/source/ui-repolist.c
index 4e4f61b..87abf0b 100644
--- a/source/ui-repolist.c
+++ b/source/ui-repolist.c
@@ -392,6 +392,11 @@ void cgit_print_repolist(void)
 	int shown = 0;
 	int i;
 
+	// Ahead of the search and the sort, which both look at descriptions.
+	for (i = 0; i < cgit_repolist.count; i++)
+		if (!cgit_repolist.repos[i].hide && !cgit_repolist.repos[i].ignore)
+			cgit_read_repo_desc(&cgit_repolist.repos[i]);
+
 	if (!any_repos_visible()) {
 		cgit_print_error_page(404, "Not Found", "No repositories found");
 		return;