diff --git a/lib/CalEventParser.ts b/lib/CalEventParser.ts
index 69724ccc..ef1ff315 100644
--- a/lib/CalEventParser.ts
+++ b/lib/CalEventParser.ts
@@ -86,4 +86,13 @@ export default class CalEventParser {
     eventCopy.description = this.getRichDescriptionHtml();
     return eventCopy;
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a calendar event with rich description as plain text.
+   */
+  public asRichEventPlain(): CalendarEvent {
+    const eventCopy: CalendarEvent = { ...this.calEvent };
+    eventCopy.description = this.getRichDescription();
+    return eventCopy;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/lib/calendarClient.ts b/lib/calendarClient.ts
index 3891feab..b64e0bf8 100644
--- a/lib/calendarClient.ts
+++ b/lib/calendarClient.ts
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ const listCalendars = (withCredentials) =>
 const createEvent = async (credential: Credential, calEvent: CalendarEvent): Promise<unknown> => {
   const parser: CalEventParser = new CalEventParser(calEvent);
   const uid: string = parser.getUid();
-  const richEvent: CalendarEvent = parser.asRichEvent();
+  const richEvent: CalendarEvent = parser.asRichEventPlain();
 
   const creationResult = credential ? await calendars([credential])[0].createEvent(richEvent) : null;
 
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ const updateEvent = async (
 ): Promise<unknown> => {
   const parser: CalEventParser = new CalEventParser(calEvent);
   const newUid: string = parser.getUid();
-  const richEvent: CalendarEvent = parser.asRichEvent();
+  const richEvent: CalendarEvent = parser.asRichEventPlain();
 
   const updateResult = credential
     ? await calendars([credential])[0].updateEvent(uidToUpdate, richEvent)