diff --git a/script/import_scripts/base.rb b/script/import_scripts/base.rb
index 7308a240d3c..eb77dce4578 100644
--- a/script/import_scripts/base.rb
+++ b/script/import_scripts/base.rb
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ class ImportScripts::Base
     opts[:custom_fields]['import_id'] = import_id
 
     if @bbcode_to_md
-      opts[:raw] = opts[:raw].bbcode_to_md rescue opts[:raw]
+      opts[:raw] = opts[:raw].bbcode_to_md(false) rescue opts[:raw]
     end
 
     post_creator = PostCreator.new(user, opts)