diff --git a/inc/views/partials/excerpt.php b/inc/views/partials/excerpt.php
index 8ed1ea284b..0f2f2501ad 100644
--- a/inc/views/partials/excerpt.php
+++ b/inc/views/partials/excerpt.php
@@ -75,8 +75,11 @@ private function get_excerpt( $length = 25, $post_id = null ) {
 			return apply_filters( 'the_content', get_the_content( null, false, $post_id ) );
 		}
 
-		if ( has_excerpt() ) {
-			return apply_filters( 'the_excerpt', get_the_excerpt( $post_id ) );
+		if ( has_excerpt( $post_id ) ) {
+			$excerpt_more = apply_filters( 'excerpt_more', ' […]' );
+			$content      = wp_trim_words( get_the_excerpt( $post_id ), $length, $excerpt_more );
+
+			return apply_filters( 'the_excerpt', $content );
 		}
 
 		add_filter( 'excerpt_length', array( $this, 'change_excerpt_length' ), 10 );