diff --git a/backend/app/models/settings.py b/backend/app/models/settings.py
index 27f3037..d4b9ed4 100644
--- a/backend/app/models/settings.py
+++ b/backend/app/models/settings.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from app.core.database import Base
 
 
 class Settings(Base):
-    """Represents application settings, including IMAP configuration."""
+    """Represents application settings."""
 
     __tablename__ = "settings"
 
diff --git a/backend/app/services/email_processor.py b/backend/app/services/email_processor.py
index 63056f7..a91730d 100644
--- a/backend/app/services/email_processor.py
+++ b/backend/app/services/email_processor.py
@@ -56,27 +56,20 @@ def _fetch_unread_email_ids(mail: imaplib.IMAP4_SSL) -> list[str]:
 
 def _get_email_body(msg: Message) -> str:
     """Extract body from an email message."""
-    body, html = "", ""
+    body = ""
     for part in msg.walk():
         ctype = part.get_content_type()
         cdispo = str(part.get("Content-Disposition"))
         if "attachment" in cdispo:
             continue
-        if ctype == "text/plain":
+        if ctype in ["text/plain", "text/html"]:
             try:
                 payload = part.get_payload(decode=True)
                 charset = part.get_content_charset() or "utf-8"
                 body = payload.decode(charset, "ignore")
             except Exception:
                 pass
-        elif ctype == "text/html":
-            try:
-                payload = part.get_payload(decode=True)
-                charset = part.get_content_charset() or "utf-8"
-                html = payload.decode(charset, "ignore")
-            except Exception:
-                pass
-    return html or body
+    return body
 
 
 def _auto_add_newsletter(
diff --git a/backend/app/services/feed_generator.py b/backend/app/services/feed_generator.py
index 4a4e2c2..754b413 100644
--- a/backend/app/services/feed_generator.py
+++ b/backend/app/services/feed_generator.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def generate_feed(db: Session, newsletter_id: str):
     fg.logo(logo_url)
     fg.icon(icon_url)
     fg.link(href=feed_url, rel="self")
-    fg.link(href=settings.app_base_url, rel="alternate")
+    fg.link(href=f"{settings.app_base_url}/", rel="alternate")
     sender_emails = ", ".join([s.email for s in newsletter.senders])
     fg.description(f"A feed of newsletters from {sender_emails}")
 
diff --git a/backend/pyproject.toml b/backend/pyproject.toml
index e0a1663..5d50b1e 100644
--- a/backend/pyproject.toml
+++ b/backend/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "letterfeed-backend"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.4.0"
 description = "Backend for LetterFeed"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.13"