diff --git a/classes/class-wc-email.php b/classes/class-wc-email.php
index 5b0f35e730f..9d9e643336a 100644
--- a/classes/class-wc-email.php
+++ b/classes/class-wc-email.php
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class WC_Email {
 		return $message;
 	}
 	
-	function send( $to, $subject, $message, $headers = "", $attachments = "" ) {	
+	function send( $to, $subject, $message, $headers = "Content-Type: text/html\r\n", $attachments = "" ) {	
 		add_filter( 'wp_mail_from', array(&$this, 'get_from_address') );
 		add_filter( 'wp_mail_from_name', array(&$this, 'get_from_name') );
 		add_filter( 'wp_mail_content_type', array(&$this, 'get_content_type') );