U-Design - the_excerpt in Portfolio

--- ../u-design/page-Portfolio1Col.php  2013-07-20 14:30:10.000000000 +0100
+++ page-Portfolio1Col.php  2013-09-04 08:53:30.853100100 +0100
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@
 <?php              $portfolio_item_description = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'portfolio_item_description', true);
                if ( $portfolio_item_description ) :
                echo do_shortcode( __($portfolio_item_description) );
+                else :
+                // If the 'portfolio_item_description' meta value is not set then use the excerpt.
+                echo do_shortcode(get_the_excerpt());
                endif; ?>
                <div class="clear"></div>
            </div><!-- end one_half last_column -->