diff --git a/text.go b/text.go
index 860e0b0..0f67192 100644
--- a/text.go
+++ b/text.go
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ type Text interface {
 
 func NewText(textType, content string) (Text, error) {
 	switch textType {
-	case "text":
-		return &PlainText{Type: textType, Text: content}, nil
+	case "text", "":
+		return &PlainText{Type: "text", Text: content}, nil
 	case "html":
 		return &PlainText{Type: textType, Text: html.EscapeString(content)}, nil
 	case "xhtml":
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ func NewText(textType, content string) (Text, error) {
 				Content: content,
 			},
 		}, nil
-	case "":
-		return &PlainText{Type: "text", Text: content}, nil
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%v is not a valid text type", textType)
 	}