diff --git a/.config/aerc/aerc.conf b/.config/aerc/aerc.conf
index 58cf3883..c4a116c6 100644
--- a/.config/aerc/aerc.conf
+++ b/.config/aerc/aerc.conf
@@ -593,6 +593,7 @@ reverse-thread-order=true
 # Default: less -Rc
 # pager=hx
 # pager=less -Rc -k ~/.config/lesskey
+pager=kak -ro -e 'set buffer filetype mail'
 
 #
 # If an email offers several versions (multipart), you can configure which
@@ -780,7 +781,8 @@ text/html=pandoc -f markdown -t html --standalone
 # against (non-case-sensitive) and a comma, e.g. subject,text will match a
 # subject which contains "text". Use header,~regex to match against a regex.
 #
-text/plain=wrap -w 80 | colorize
+text/plain=wrap -w 80
+; text/plain=wrap -w 80 | colorize
 text/calendar=calendar
 message/delivery-status=colorize
 message/rfc822=colorize