diff --git a/recipes/financial_times.recipe b/recipes/financial_times.recipe
index 20e68683e0..62384d6aed 100644
--- a/recipes/financial_times.recipe
+++ b/recipes/financial_times.recipe
@@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ class ft(BasicNewsRecipe):
         return html
 
     def preprocess_html(self, soup):
+        p = soup.find(**classes('o-topper__standfirst'))
+        if p:
+            p.name = 'p'
         for table in soup.findAll('table'):
             if len(table.find('tbody').findAll('tr')) > 20:
                 table.find('tbody').decompose()
diff --git a/recipes/mit_technology_review.recipe b/recipes/mit_technology_review.recipe
index 709962c0ba..08bbd0b9fc 100644
--- a/recipes/mit_technology_review.recipe
+++ b/recipes/mit_technology_review.recipe
@@ -76,7 +76,9 @@ class MitTechnologyReview(BasicNewsRecipe):
         soup = self.index_to_soup(self.INDEX)
         issue = soup.find(attrs={'class':lambda x: x and x.startswith('magazineHero__title')})
         time = soup.find(attrs={'class': lambda x: x and x.startswith('magazineHero__date')})
+        desc = soup.find(attrs={'class': lambda x: x and x.startswith('magazineHero__description')})
         self.title = 'MIT Tech Review ' + self.tag_to_string(issue)
+        self.description = self.tag_to_string(desc)
         self.timefmt = ' [' + self.tag_to_string(time) + ']'
         self.log('Downloading issue: ', self.timefmt)