diff --git a/.changeset/old-pears-design.md b/.changeset/old-pears-design.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e31be82ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/old-pears-design.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+'@astrojs/prism': patch
+---
+
+Fix `
-
+
diff --git a/packages/astro-prism/src/highlighter.ts b/packages/astro-prism/src/highlighter.ts
index 3dffefae9..c0e58054e 100644
--- a/packages/astro-prism/src/highlighter.ts
+++ b/packages/astro-prism/src/highlighter.ts
@@ -5,12 +5,10 @@ import { addAstro } from './plugin.js';
const languageMap = new Map([['ts', 'typescript']]);
export function runHighlighterWithAstro(lang: string | undefined, code: string) {
- let classLanguage = `language-${lang}`;
-
if (!lang) {
lang = 'plaintext';
}
-
+ let classLanguage = `language-${lang}`;
const ensureLoaded = (language: string) => {
if (language && !Prism.languages[language]) {
loadLanguages([language]);