diff --git a/scrapegraphai/utils/convert_to_md.py b/scrapegraphai/utils/convert_to_md.py
index 6f1a2334..c9961ae5 100644
--- a/scrapegraphai/utils/convert_to_md.py
+++ b/scrapegraphai/utils/convert_to_md.py
@@ -20,11 +20,12 @@ def convert_to_md(html: str, url: str = None) -> str:
 
     Note: All the styles and links are ignored during the conversion. """
 
+    h = html2text.HTML2Text()
+    h.ignore_links = False
+    h.body_width = 0
     if url:
         parsed_url = urlparse(url)
         domain = f"{parsed_url.scheme}://{parsed_url.netloc}"
-    h = html2text.HTML2Text()
-    h.ignore_links = False
-    h.baseurl = domain
-    h.body_width = 0
+        h.baseurl = domain
+    
     return h.handle(html)