diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index a8ff0a42d..0fbf49f54 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -2303,6 +2303,11 @@
         "jsdom": "^16.2.0"
       }
     },
+    "turndown-plugin-gfm": {
+      "version": "1.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/turndown-plugin-gfm/-/turndown-plugin-gfm-1.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-vwz9tfvF7XN/jE0dGoBei3FXWuvll78ohzCZQuOb+ZjWrs3a0XhQVomJEb2Qh4VHTPNRO4GPZh0V7VRbiWwkRg=="
+    },
     "tweetnacl": {
       "version": "0.14.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tweetnacl/-/tweetnacl-0.14.5.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 64f728466..87d56ea86 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
     "node-schedule": "^1.3.2",
     "sib-api-v3-sdk": "^7.2.3",
     "simple-git": "^2.6.0",
-    "turndown": "^6.0.0"
+    "turndown": "^6.0.0",
+    "turndown-plugin-gfm": "^1.0.2"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/filter/index.js b/src/filter/index.js
index 3f251dccd..6ab0d27cb 100644
--- a/src/filter/index.js
+++ b/src/filter/index.js
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import TurndownService from 'turndown';
+import turndownPluginGithubFlavouredMarkdown from 'turndown-plugin-gfm';
 import jsdom from 'jsdom';
 
 const { JSDOM } = jsdom;
 const turndownService = new TurndownService();
+turndownService.use(turndownPluginGithubFlavouredMarkdown.gfm);
 
 
 export default async function filter(content, selector, filterNames, filterFunctions) {