diff --git a/org-journal-tags.el b/org-journal-tags.el
index 4d0d36c..360e7e1 100644
--- a/org-journal-tags.el
+++ b/org-journal-tags.el
@@ -1054,7 +1054,8 @@ DATE-JOURNAL is a list of (month day year)."
                 (message "Syncronizing org-journal-tags database...")
                 (insert-file-contents file)
                 (setq-local buffer-file-name file)
-                (org-mode)
+                (let ((org-mode-hook nil) (text-mode-hook nil))
+                  (org-mode))
                 (org-journal-tags-process-buffer)
                 (org-journal-tags--record-file-processed)
                 (set-buffer-modified-p nil))))
@@ -1629,7 +1630,7 @@ properties of REF."
         (message "Parsing: %s" file-name)
         (insert-file-contents file-name)
         (setq org-startup-indented nil)
-        (let ((org-mode-hook nil))
+        (let ((org-mode-hook nil) (text-mode-hook nil))
           (org-mode))
         (org-journal-tags--ensure-decrypted)
         (font-lock-ensure)
@@ -1909,7 +1910,7 @@ If called interactively, prompt for both."
                   (message "Processing %d of %d" i (length file-names))
                   (insert-file-contents file)
                   (setq-local buffer-file-name file)
-                  (let ((org-mode-hook nil))
+                  (let ((org-mode-hook nil) (text-mode-hook nil))
                     (org-mode))
                   (org-journal-tags--ensure-decrypted)
                   (org-journal-tags--refactor-buffer-inline