diff --git a/pagure/api/user.py b/pagure/api/user.py
index 3550e99..f5f9b5d 100644
--- a/pagure/api/user.py
+++ b/pagure/api/user.py
@@ -318,11 +318,9 @@ def api_view_user_activity_date(username, date):
                 )
             js_act.append(tmp)
         activities = acts
-    for activity in activities:
-        activity = activity.to_json(public=True)
-        activity['description_mk'] = pagure.lib.text2markdown(
-            activity['description']
-        )
+    for act in activities:
+        activity = act.to_json(public=True)
+        activity['description_mk'] = pagure.lib.text2markdown(str(act))
         js_act.append(activity)
 
     jsonout = flask.jsonify(