diff --git a/widget.cpp b/widget.cpp
index bc034ab..6ba186c 100644
--- a/widget.cpp
+++ b/widget.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ void Widget::addRecord()
     query.prepare("INSERT INTO public.random_data (name, text) "
                   "VALUES (?, ?)");
     query.addBindValue(_nameEdit->displayText());
-    query.addBindValue(_textEdit->toHtml());
+    query.addBindValue(_textEdit->toPlainText());
     if (!query.exec()) {
         return;
     }