diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentCompose.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentCompose.java
index e836a14722..d16620f467 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentCompose.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentCompose.java
@@ -2593,7 +2593,7 @@ public class FragmentCompose extends FragmentBase {
         prefs.edit().putBoolean("markdown", markdown).apply();
 
         Bundle args = new Bundle();
-        args.putBoolean("markdown", markdown);
+        args.putBoolean("markdown", true);
         args.putBoolean("show", true);
         onAction(R.id.menu_save, args, "Markdown");
     }