diff --git a/src/modules/text-highlight/e-mail-formatter-text-highlight.c b/src/modules/text-highlight/e-mail-formatter-text-highlight.c
index 052260d4a0..bb44c4eaf1 100644
--- a/src/modules/text-highlight/e-mail-formatter-text-highlight.c
+++ b/src/modules/text-highlight/e-mail-formatter-text-highlight.c
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ emfe_text_highlight_format (EMailFormatterExtension *extension,
 			"--include-style",
 			"--inline-css",
 			"--encoding=none",
-			"--failsafe",
+			"--force",
 			NULL };
 
 		if (!emfe_text_highlight_formatter_is_enabled ()) {