diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0fd025e03..52688bdee 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ To run the site locally:
 3. From the repo directory, run:
    ```sh
    npm install
-   npm run dev
+   npm start
    ```
 4. Open http://localhost:8080
 
diff --git a/config/filters/render.js b/config/filters/render.js
index 7fb346930..11ce56703 100644
--- a/config/filters/render.js
+++ b/config/filters/render.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const MarkdownIt = require("markdown-it");
 
 module.exports = async (content) => {
-  const md = new MarkdownIt();
+  const md = new MarkdownIt({ html: true });
   return md.render(content);
 };
diff --git a/pages/travel-and-leave/travel-guide-table-of-contents.md b/pages/travel-and-leave/travel-guide-table-of-contents.md
index 3e427e870..81ab66686 100644
--- a/pages/travel-and-leave/travel-guide-table-of-contents.md
+++ b/pages/travel-and-leave/travel-guide-table-of-contents.md
@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@ sidebar:
 
 <!-- prettier-ignore-start -->
 {% capture travel_content %}
-  {% renderTemplate 'liquid' %}
-    On July 13, 2021, GSA published <a href="{% page "/july-13-travel-guidance/" %}">updated travel guidance</a> for all employees.
-  {% endrenderTemplate %}
+  On July 13, 2021, GSA published [updated travel guidance]({% page "/july-13-travel-guidance/" %}) for all employees.
 {% endcapture %}
 
 {% include "alert.html" level:"info" heading:"Updated Travel Guidance for GSA Employees (07/13/2021)" content:travel_content %}