diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 12483259..abb432d0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ The Gaussian processes framework in Python.
 
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 ## Supported Platforms:
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1bb85cd9..fee4a10d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def read_to_rst(fname):
     except ImportError:
         return read(fname)
 
-read_to_rst('README.md')
+desc = read_to_rst('README.md')
 
 version_dummy = {}
 exec(read('GPy/__version__.py'), version_dummy)
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ setup(name = 'GPy',
       include_package_data = True,
       py_modules = ['GPy.__init__'],
       test_suite = 'GPy.testing',
-      long_description='https://github.com/SheffieldML/GPy',
+      long_description=desc,
       install_requires=['numpy>=1.7', 'scipy>=0.16', 'six', 'paramz'],
       extras_require = {'docs':['sphinx'],
                         'optional':['mpi4py',