diff --git a/lib/customembed.js b/lib/customembed.js
index b9814109..81abeb71 100644
--- a/lib/customembed.js
+++ b/lib/customembed.js
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ function sha256(input) {
 function filter(input) {
     var $ = cheerio.load(input, {
         lowerCaseTags: true,
-        lowerCaseAttributeNames: true,
-        xmlMode: true
+        lowerCaseAttributeNames: true
     });
     var meta = getMeta($);
     var id = "cu:" + sha256(input);