diff --git a/getarticles.go b/getarticles.go
index 1c6c85b..02201a9 100644
--- a/getarticles.go
+++ b/getarticles.go
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ func getArticles(feedURL string, max int, noExcerpt bool) (string, error) {
 		mastodonContent = strings.Replace(mastodonContent, `</span><span class="">`, "", -1)
 		mastodonContent = strings.Replace(mastodonContent, `</span>`, "", -1)
 		mastodonContent = strings.Replace(mastodonContent, `<span>`, "", -1)
-		mastodonContent, err = html2text.FromString(mastodonContent, html2text.Options{OmitLinks: true})
+		mastodonContent, err = html2text.FromString(mastodonContent, html2text.Options{OmitLinks: true, TextOnly: true})
 		if err != nil {
 			return "", err
 		}