diff --git a/mu4e/mu4e-headers.el b/mu4e/mu4e-headers.el
index 69bdd2ca..fff6b642 100644
--- a/mu4e/mu4e-headers.el
+++ b/mu4e/mu4e-headers.el
@@ -1702,11 +1702,16 @@ window. "
       (mu4e-error "Cannot get a message view"))
     (select-window viewwin)
     (switch-to-buffer (mu4e~headers-get-loading-buf))
-    ;; note, in the 'gnus' case, we don't need to call the server to get the
-    ;; body etc., we only need the path which we already have.
-    (if mu4e-view-use-gnus
-        (mu4e-view msg)
-      (mu4e~proc-view docid mu4e-view-show-images decrypt))))
+    ;; Note, ideally in the 'gnus' case, we don't need to call the server to get
+    ;; the body etc., we only need the path which we already have.
+    ;;
+    ;; However, for now we still need the body for e.g. view-in-browser so let's
+    ;; not yet do that.
+
+    ;; (if mu4e-view-use-gnus
+    ;;     (mu4e-view msg)
+    ;;   (mu4e~proc-view docid mu4e-view-show-images decrypt))
+    (mu4e~proc-view docid mu4e-view-show-images decrypt)))
 
 (defun mu4e-headers-rerun-search ()
   "Rerun the search for the last search expression."