diff --git a/booking.emails_admin.inc b/booking.emails_admin.inc
index f6e2cb9..54d567c 100644
--- a/booking.emails_admin.inc
+++ b/booking.emails_admin.inc
@@ -499,7 +499,9 @@ function _booking_email_get_preview_callback($form, $form_state) {
   switch ($emailtype) {
     case "registration":
       $text = variable_get('booking_email_bookedin_text');
-      watchdog('booking_debug', "<pre>Email generation:\n@info</pre>", array('@info' => print_r( $text, true)));		
+      watchdog('booking_debug', "<pre>Email generation:\n@info</pre>", array('@info' => print_r( $text, true)));
+      //use the html value if it is set, otherwise use the plaintext input which is just a string
+      $text = isset($text['format']) ? $text['value'] : $text;
       break;
     case "balance":
       $text = variable_get('booking_email_paymentoutstanding_text');