diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 584ac73..905b8d2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ ignore_patterns: [] # List of regexes : Matching sections or articles will be
 
 # Text body processing settings
 remove_html: true # Should we clean remaining HTML blocks
-metadata_markup: true # Should we keep markup (Markdown) in metadata fields (like title)
+metadata_markup: false # Should we keep markup (Markdown) in metadata fields (like title)
 unknown_char_replacement: ?? # String to replace broken encoding that cannot be repaired
 
 # Settings you probably don’t want to modify
diff --git a/spip2md/config.py b/spip2md/config.py
index 79da72d..367742c 100644
--- a/spip2md/config.py
+++ b/spip2md/config.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class Configuration:
     export_drafts: bool = True  # Should we export drafts as draft:true articles
     export_empty: bool = True  # Should we export empty articles
     remove_html: bool = True  # Should spip2md remove every HTML tags
-    metadata_markup: bool = True  # Should spip2md keep the markup in metadata fields
+    metadata_markup: bool = False  # Should spip2md keep the markup in metadata fields
     title_max_length: int = 40  # Maximum length of a single title for directory names
     unknown_char_replacement: str = "??"  # Replaces unknown characters
     clear_log: bool = True  # Clear log before every run instead of appending to