diff --git a/telebotpy/telebot.py b/telebotpy/telebot.py
index e6f72b4..ca8f483 100644
--- a/telebotpy/telebot.py
+++ b/telebotpy/telebot.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def send_text_message(self, message):
         params = {
             'chat_id': self.chat_id,
             'text': message + "  \n" + date_time,
-            'parse_mode': 'HTML'
+            'parse_mode': 'Markdown'
         }
 
         try: