diff --git a/src/env.ts b/src/env.ts
index 175b02f..db9e2fc 100644
--- a/src/env.ts
+++ b/src/env.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const {
   MATRIX_ENCRYPTION,
   MATRIX_THREADS,
   MATRIX_PREFIX_DM,
+  MATRIX_RICH_TEXT,
   /** Matrix Access Control */
   MATRIX_BLACKLIST,
   MATRIX_WHITELIST,
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ export const {
   MATRIX_ENCRYPTION:          {schema: z.boolean().default(true)},
   MATRIX_THREADS:             {schema: z.boolean().default(true)},
   MATRIX_PREFIX_DM:           {schema: z.boolean().default(false)},
+  MATRIX_RICH_TEXT:           {schema: z.boolean().default(true)},
   /** Matrix Access Control */
   MATRIX_BLACKLIST:           {schema: z.string().optional()},
   MATRIX_WHITELIST:           {schema: z.string().optional()},
diff --git a/src/handlers.ts b/src/handlers.ts
index c68b3c0..a7e4b1b 100644
--- a/src/handlers.ts
+++ b/src/handlers.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { ChatGPTAPIBrowser, ChatResponse } from "chatgpt";
 import { LogService, MatrixClient, UserID } from "matrix-bot-sdk";
-import { CHATGPT_TIMEOUT, MATRIX_DEFAULT_PREFIX_REPLY, MATRIX_DEFAULT_PREFIX, MATRIX_BLACKLIST, MATRIX_WHITELIST} from "./env.js";
+import { CHATGPT_TIMEOUT, MATRIX_DEFAULT_PREFIX_REPLY, MATRIX_DEFAULT_PREFIX, MATRIX_BLACKLIST, MATRIX_WHITELIST, MATRIX_RICH_TEXT} from "./env.js";
 import { RelatesTo, MessageEvent, StoredConversation, StoredConversationConfig } from "./interfaces.js";
 import { sendError, sendThreadReply } from "./utils.js";
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ export default class CommandHandler {
         result = await this.chatGPT.sendMessage(question, {timeoutMs: CHATGPT_TIMEOUT});
       }
 
-      await Promise.all([this.client.setTyping(roomId, false, 500), sendThreadReply(this.client, roomId, rootEventId,`${result.response}`, true)]);
+      await Promise.all([this.client.setTyping(roomId, false, 500), sendThreadReply(this.client, roomId, rootEventId,`${result.response}`, MATRIX_RICH_TEXT)]);
 
       await this.client.storageProvider.storeValue('gpt-' + rootEventId, JSON.stringify({
         conversationId: result.conversationId,