diff --git a/backend/services/docling_service.py b/backend/services/docling_service.py
index 7a63bf3..f8919c7 100644
--- a/backend/services/docling_service.py
+++ b/backend/services/docling_service.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def _parse_pdf_with_pymupdf(file_path: str) -> str:
     parts = []
     with fitz.open(file_path) as doc:
         for page_num, page in enumerate(doc, 1):
-            text = page.get_text("markdown").strip()
+            text = page.get_text("text").strip()
             if text:
                 parts.append(f"## Page {page_num}\n\n{text}")