diff --git a/wrapBody.go b/wrapBody.go
index 9514c57e75b1eb59d3ba6fdeda7df4f2133dc4df..3c0ac3291f5e99736d6890bc6114e173745549ef 100644
--- a/wrapBody.go
+++ b/wrapBody.go
@@ -14,15 +14,27 @@ var numberedListRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`^\d+\.\s`)
 func formatBody(body string) (string, error) {
 	lines := strings.Split(body, "\n")
 	var result []string
+	var plainTextBuffer []string
+
+	flushPlainText := func() {
+		if len(plainTextBuffer) > 0 {
+			joined := strings.Join(plainTextBuffer, " ")
+			wrapped := wordWrap(joined, 72)
+			result = append(result, wrapped)
+			plainTextBuffer = nil
+		}
+	}
 
 	for _, line := range lines {
 		trimmed := strings.TrimSpace(line)
 		if trimmed == "" {
+			flushPlainText()
 			result = append(result, "")
 			continue
 		}
 
 		if strings.HasPrefix(trimmed, "- ") || strings.HasPrefix(trimmed, "* ") {
+			flushPlainText()
 			marker := trimmed[:2]
 			content := trimmed[2:]
 			wrapped := wrapWithHangingIndent(marker, "  ", content, 72)
@@ -31,6 +43,7 @@ func formatBody(body string) (string, error) {
 		}
 
 		if numberedListRegex.MatchString(trimmed) {
+			flushPlainText()
 			parts := strings.SplitN(trimmed, " ", 2)
 			marker := parts[0] + " "
 			content := ""
@@ -43,9 +56,11 @@ func formatBody(body string) (string, error) {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		result = append(result, wordWrap(trimmed, 72))
+		plainTextBuffer = append(plainTextBuffer, trimmed)
 	}
 
+	flushPlainText()
+
 	return strings.Join(result, "\n"), nil
 }