diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c3b9800..1b39c24 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -11,11 +11,22 @@ from setuptools import setup
 
 packages = ['llvm_emulator']
 
+with open('README') as f:
+    long_description = f.read()
+try:
+    # Look for a org mode header within the first 200 chars. If
+    # nothing is found, we just use the entire readme file as the
+    # description, by not updating long_description
+    start_index = long_description.index('\n*', 0, 200) + 1
+    long_description = long_description[start_index:]
+except:
+    pass
+
 setup(
     name='llvm--emulator',
     version='1.0.0',
     description='A simple hacky emulator/debugger for LLVM--',
-    long_description='TODO',
+    long_description=long_description,
     url='https://gitlab.com/cfreksen/llvm--emulator',
     author='Casper Freksen',
     author_email='cfreksen@cs.au.dk',