diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/EditTextCompose.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/EditTextCompose.java
index d813d11ff5..aeac91baf0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/EditTextCompose.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/EditTextCompose.java
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ public class EditTextCompose extends FixedEditText {
                 ClipData.Item item = cbm.getPrimaryClip().getItemAt(0);
 
                 final String html;
-                String h = item.getHtmlText();
+                String h = (raw ? null : item.getHtmlText());
                 if (h == null) {
                     CharSequence text = item.getText();
                     if (text == null)