diff --git a/bp/blog/ghost/ghost_sync.py b/bp/blog/ghost/ghost_sync.py
index 5780d40..25c00b2 100644
--- a/bp/blog/ghost/ghost_sync.py
+++ b/bp/blog/ghost/ghost_sync.py
@@ -1006,14 +1006,10 @@ def _build_ap_post_data(post, post_url: str, tag_objs: list) -> dict:
     if post.title:
         parts.append(f"<p>{html_escape(post.title)}</p>")
 
-    excerpt = post.custom_excerpt or post.excerpt or ""
-    if not excerpt and post.plaintext:
-        excerpt = post.plaintext[:500]
-        if len(post.plaintext) > 500:
-            excerpt = excerpt.rsplit(" ", 1)[0] + "\u2026"
+    body = post.plaintext or post.custom_excerpt or post.excerpt or ""
 
-    if excerpt:
-        for para in excerpt.split("\n\n"):
+    if body:
+        for para in body.split("\n\n"):
             para = para.strip()
             if para:
                 parts.append(f"<p>{html_escape(para)}</p>")