diff --git a/app/helpers/global_helpers.rb b/app/helpers/global_helpers.rb
index 4cf8700..8567f3a 100644
--- a/app/helpers/global_helpers.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/global_helpers.rb
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ module Merb
         # i need pre/code block together... because i code :)
         desc.gsub!("&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;", "<pre><code>")
         desc.gsub!("&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;", "</code></pre>")
+        # allow github gists and whatever else in javascript chunks
+        desc.gsub!("&lt;script", "<script")
+        desc.gsub!("&gt;&lt;/script&gt;", "></script>")
         rc = RedCloth.new(desc)
         rc.no_span_caps = true
         rc.filter_styles = true