diff --git a/layouts/_default/rss.xml b/layouts/_default/rss.xml
index 696cf60..83dd3d3 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/rss.xml
+++ b/layouts/_default/rss.xml
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@
       <guid>{{ .Permalink }}</guid>
       <description>
         {{ if .Params.Cover }}
-          {{ if .Params.UseRelativeCover }}{{ printf "%s%s%s%s" "<img src=\"" .Permalink .Params.Cover "\"/>"}}
-          {{ else }}{{ printf "%s%s%s" "<img src=\"" (.Params.Cover | absURL) "\"/>"}}
+          {{ if .Params.UseRelativeCover }}{{ printf "<img src=\"%s%s\"/>" .Permalink .Params.Cover }}
+          {{ else }}{{ printf "<img src=\"%s\"/>" (.Params.Cover | absURL) }}
           {{ end }}
         {{ else }}
           {{ $images := .Resources.ByType "image" }}
           {{ $featured := $images.GetMatch "{*featured*,*cover*,*thumbnail*}" }}
-          {{ with $featured }}{{ printf "%s%s%s" "<img src=\"" $featured.Permalink "\"/>"}}{{ end }}
+          {{ with $featured }}{{ printf "<img src=\"%s\"/>" $featured.Permalink }}{{ end }}
         {{ end }}
         
         {{ if .Site.Params.RssFullText }}{{ .Content | html }}