diff --git a/recipes/natgeo.recipe b/recipes/natgeo.recipe
index 920cc92332..a22e5824b1 100644
--- a/recipes/natgeo.recipe
+++ b/recipes/natgeo.recipe
@@ -135,6 +135,11 @@ class NatGeo(BasicNewsRecipe):
         .auth, .time { font-size:small; color:#5c5c5c; }
     '''
 
+    def get_cover_url(self):
+        soup = self.index_to_soup('https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/')
+        png = re.findall('https://i\.natgeofe\.com\S+?national-geographic-\S+?\.jpg', soup.decode('utf-8'))
+        return png[0] + '?w=1000&h=1000'
+
     def parse_index(self):
         pages = [
             'https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals',
@@ -176,3 +181,9 @@ class NatGeo(BasicNewsRecipe):
             # for high res images use '?w=2000&h=2000'
             img['src'] = img['src'] + '?w=1000&h=1000'
         return soup
+
+    def populate_article_metadata(self, article, soup, first):
+        summ = soup.find(attrs={'class':'byline'})
+        if summ:
+            article.summary = self.tag_to_string(summ)
+            article.text_summary = self.tag_to_string(summ)
diff --git a/recipes/natgeohis.recipe b/recipes/natgeohis.recipe
index b5d74258b9..683a9e73b7 100644
--- a/recipes/natgeohis.recipe
+++ b/recipes/natgeohis.recipe
@@ -160,3 +160,9 @@ class NatGeo(BasicNewsRecipe):
             # for high res images use '?w=2000&h=2000'
             img['src'] = img['src'] + '?w=1000&h=1000'
         return soup
+
+    def populate_article_metadata(self, article, soup, first):
+        summ = soup.find(attrs={'class':'byline'})
+        if summ:
+            article.summary = self.tag_to_string(summ)
+            article.text_summary = self.tag_to_string(summ)
diff --git a/recipes/natgeomag.recipe b/recipes/natgeomag.recipe
index bec1e910c0..5b21fd54fd 100644
--- a/recipes/natgeomag.recipe
+++ b/recipes/natgeomag.recipe
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class NatGeo(BasicNewsRecipe):
         self.log('Downloading ', url)
         self.timefmt = ' [' + edition + ']'
         soup = self.index_to_soup(url)
-        png = re.findall('https://i\.natgeofe\.com\S+?national-geographic-magazine-\S+?\.jpg', soup.decode('utf-8'))
+        png = re.findall('https://i\.natgeofe\.com\S+?national-geographic-\S+?\.jpg', soup.decode('utf-8'))
         self.cover_url = png[0] + '?w=1000&h=1000'
 
         name = soup.find(attrs={'class':lambda x: x and 'Header__Description' in x.split()})
@@ -179,3 +179,9 @@ class NatGeo(BasicNewsRecipe):
             # for high res images use '?w=2000&h=2000'
             img['src'] = img['src'] + '?w=1200&h=1200'
         return soup
+
+    def populate_article_metadata(self, article, soup, first):
+        summ = soup.find(attrs={'class':'byline'})
+        if summ:
+            article.summary = self.tag_to_string(summ)
+            article.text_summary = self.tag_to_string(summ)
diff --git a/recipes/theeconomictimes_india_print_edition.recipe b/recipes/theeconomictimes_india_print_edition.recipe
index 293eb63e0d..330fff007a 100644
--- a/recipes/theeconomictimes_india_print_edition.recipe
+++ b/recipes/theeconomictimes_india_print_edition.recipe
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ class TheEconomicTimes(BasicNewsRecipe):
     ]
 
     def parse_index(self):
+        self.log(
+            '\n***\nif this recipe fails, report it on: '
+            'https://www.mobileread.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=228\n***\n'
+        )
         soup = self.index_to_soup(
             'https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/print_edition.cms'
         )
diff --git a/recipes/toiprint.recipe b/recipes/toiprint.recipe
index 9f3127b14e..cb2f42a40d 100644
--- a/recipes/toiprint.recipe
+++ b/recipes/toiprint.recipe
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ class toiprint(BasicNewsRecipe):
         return cover
 
     def parse_index(self):
+        self.log(
+            '\n***\nif this recipe fails, report it on: '
+            'https://www.mobileread.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=228\n***\n'
+        )
         url = index + '/DayIndex/' + date_ + '_' + le + '.json'
         raw = self.index_to_soup(url, raw=True)
         data = json.loads(raw)
@@ -73,7 +77,7 @@ class toiprint(BasicNewsRecipe):
                     if 'ArticleName' not in art:
                         continue
                     url = art['ArticleName']
-                    title = art.get('ArticleTitle', 'unknown').replace('<br>', '')
+                    title = art.get('ArticleTitle', 'unknown').replace('<br>', '').replace('<br/>', '')
                     if art.get('ColumnTitle', '') == '':
                         desc = 'Page No.' + url.split('_')[-3] + ' | ' + art.get('ArticleBody', '')
                     else: