diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsDisplay.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsDisplay.java
index 8aac3b4cd7..ff17a2b6fe 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsDisplay.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsDisplay.java
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@ public class FragmentOptionsDisplay extends FragmentBase implements SharedPrefer
         swTextSize.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("text_size", true));
         swTextFont.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("text_font", true));
         swTextAlign.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("text_align", true));
-        swTextSeparators.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("text_separators", false));
+        swTextSeparators.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("text_separators", true));
         swCollapseQuotes.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("collapse_quotes", false));
         swImagesPlaceholders.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("image_placeholders", true));
         swImagesInline.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("inline_images", false));
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/HtmlHelper.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/HtmlHelper.java
index 7d669d094b..156799a41b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/HtmlHelper.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/HtmlHelper.java
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ public class HtmlHelper {
         boolean disable_tracking = prefs.getBoolean("disable_tracking", true);
         boolean parse_classes = prefs.getBoolean("parse_classes", true);
         boolean inline_images = prefs.getBoolean("inline_images", false);
-        boolean text_separators = prefs.getBoolean("text_separators", false);
+        boolean text_separators = prefs.getBoolean("text_separators", true);
         boolean image_placeholders = prefs.getBoolean("image_placeholders", true);
 
         int textColorPrimary = Helper.resolveColor(context, android.R.attr.textColorPrimary);