diff --git a/handlers/views_handler_field_markup.inc b/handlers/views_handler_field_markup.inc
index 811041c..06525d2 100644
--- a/handlers/views_handler_field_markup.inc
+++ b/handlers/views_handler_field_markup.inc
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ class views_handler_field_markup extends views_handler_field {
 
   function render($values) {
     $value = $this->get_value($values);
-    $format = $this->get_value($values, $this->aliases['format']);
+    if (isset($this->additional_fields['format'])) {
+      $format = $this->get_value($values, 'format');
+    }
     $format = is_numeric($this->format) ? $this->format : $format;
     if ($value) {
       $value = str_replace('<!--break-->', '', $value);