diff --git a/bin/highlight.py b/bin/highlight.py
index 0078a5e..9915364 100644
--- a/bin/highlight.py
+++ b/bin/highlight.py
@@ -93,5 +93,5 @@ def _wrap_table(self, inner):
 
 def highlight(code, language):
     """ Pretty html export of ``code`` using syntax highlighting """
-    lexer = get_lexer_by_name(language)
+    lexer = get_lexer_by_name(language, startinline=True)
     return pygments.highlight(code, lexer, _html_formatter)