diff --git a/roles/gitea/templates/config.ini.j2 b/roles/gitea/templates/config.ini.j2
index 3e6caac..804e313 100644
--- a/roles/gitea/templates/config.ini.j2
+++ b/roles/gitea/templates/config.ini.j2
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ SMTP_PORT = {{var_gitea_smtp_port | string}}
 FROM = {{var_gitea_email_sending_sender}}
 USER = {{var_gitea_smtp_username}}
 PASSWD = {{var_gitea_smtp_password}}
-{% if email_sending_html %}
+{% if var_gitea_email_sending_html %}
 SEND_AS_PLAIN_TEXT = false
 {% else %}
 SEND_AS_PLAIN_TEXT = true