diff --git a/plugin/src/file-operations/obsidian-file-operations.ts b/plugin/src/file-operations/obsidian-file-operations.ts
index 7c30ecda..ef2d45e8 100644
--- a/plugin/src/file-operations/obsidian-file-operations.ts
+++ b/plugin/src/file-operations/obsidian-file-operations.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export class ObsidianFileOperations implements FileOperations {
 			return new Uint8Array(0);
 		}
 
-		if (lib.isBinary(expectedContent)) {
+		if (lib.isBinary(expectedContent) || !path.endsWith(".md")) {
 			await this.vault.adapter.writeBinary(
 				normalizePath(path),
 				newContent