diff --git a/lesspipe.sh.in b/lesspipe.sh.in
index 407bc7d..d29b24e 100755
--- a/lesspipe.sh.in
+++ b/lesspipe.sh.in
@@ -496,7 +496,8 @@ parsehtml () {
     return
 #ifdef html2text
   elif cmd_exist html2text; then
-    html2text -style pretty "$1"
+    if [[ "$1" = - ]]; then set /dev/stdin; fi
+    html2text "$1"
 #ifdef lynx
   elif cmd_exist lynx; then
     if [[ "$1" = - ]]; then set - -stdin; fi