diff --git a/src/timeline/InputBar.cpp b/src/timeline/InputBar.cpp
index 0e35cf6465bfc3a2ff72f3c3b50708c94d52de58..2317a407f356feaf4fe6afd628a0c55bb3eff805 100644
--- a/src/timeline/InputBar.cpp
+++ b/src/timeline/InputBar.cpp
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ InputBar::message(QString msg, MarkdownOverride useMarkdown)
         text.body                   = msg.trimmed().toStdString();
 
         if ((ChatPage::instance()->userSettings()->markdown() &&
-             (useMarkdown != MarkdownOverride::OFF)) ||
+             (useMarkdown == MarkdownOverride::NOT_SPECIFIED)) ||
             (useMarkdown == MarkdownOverride::ON)) {
                 text.formatted_body = utils::markdownToHtml(msg).toStdString();
 
diff --git a/src/timeline/InputBar.h b/src/timeline/InputBar.h
index 57b38c08bf71c79b96e03f12ee9928bc33a609c8..f173bbc06302927b06e26c0d162d8343b21398b2 100644
--- a/src/timeline/InputBar.h
+++ b/src/timeline/InputBar.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class QStringList;
 
 enum class MarkdownOverride
 {
-        NONE, // no override set
+        NOT_SPECIFIED, // no override set
         ON,
         OFF,
 };
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public slots:
         void updateState(int selectionStart, int selectionEnd, int cursorPosition, QString text);
         void openFileSelection();
         bool uploading() const { return uploading_; }
-        void message(QString body, MarkdownOverride useMarkdown = MarkdownOverride::NONE);
+        void message(QString body, MarkdownOverride useMarkdown = MarkdownOverride::NOT_SPECIFIED);
 
         QObject *completerFor(QString completerName);