--- a/pidgin/gtkpluginpref.c	Thu Sep 13 00:09:42 2018 -0500
+++ b/pidgin/gtkpluginpref.c	Thu Sep 20 20:59:22 2018 -0500
@@ -130,9 +130,9 @@
 				view = talkatu_editor_get_view(TALKATU_EDITOR(editor));
 
 				if ((format & PURPLE_STRING_FORMAT_TYPE_HTML) != 0) {
-					buffer = talkatu_buffer_new(NULL);
+					buffer = talkatu_html_buffer_new();
 				} else {
-					buffer = talkatu_html_buffer_new();
+					buffer = talkatu_buffer_new(NULL);
 				}
 
 				gtk_text_view_set_buffer(GTK_TEXT_VIEW(view), buffer);