diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsDisplay.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsDisplay.java
index 577dfaa98a..fc8f3e7e51 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsDisplay.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsDisplay.java
@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ 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", true));
+        swTextSeparators.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("text_separators", false));
         swCollapseQuotes.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("collapse_quotes", false));
         swImagesInline.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("inline_images", false));
         swAttachmentsAlt.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("attachments_alt", false));
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/HtmlHelper.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/HtmlHelper.java
index ef24f6ebe0..a724427a57 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/HtmlHelper.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/HtmlHelper.java
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ public class HtmlHelper {
         boolean disable_tracking = prefs.getBoolean("disable_tracking", true);
         boolean parse_classes = prefs.getBoolean("parse_classes", false);
         boolean inline_images = prefs.getBoolean("inline_images", false);
-        boolean text_separators = prefs.getBoolean("text_separators", true);
+        boolean text_separators = prefs.getBoolean("text_separators", false);
 
         int textColorPrimary = Helper.resolveColor(context, android.R.attr.textColorPrimary);
 
@@ -1816,7 +1816,7 @@ public class HtmlHelper {
             @Nullable Html.ImageGetter imageGetter, @Nullable Html.TagHandler tagHandler) {
         SharedPreferences prefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context);
         boolean debug = prefs.getBoolean("debug", false);
-        boolean text_separators = prefs.getBoolean("text_separators", true);
+        boolean text_separators = prefs.getBoolean("text_separators", false);
 
         final int colorPrimary = Helper.resolveColor(context, R.attr.colorPrimary);
         final int colorAccent = Helper.resolveColor(context, R.attr.colorAccent);