diff --git a/internal/index/manticore_snippet.go b/internal/index/manticore_snippet.go
index f0e89b4..0152bb1 100644
--- a/internal/index/manticore_snippet.go
+++ b/internal/index/manticore_snippet.go
@@ -102,10 +102,12 @@ func (idx *manticoreIndex) buildSnippet(mailID, query, matchField string) (strin
 		return "", nil
 	}
 
-	// CALL SNIPPETS(text, table, query, ...options).
-	// Manticore returns a single-column, single-row result.
+	// CALL SNIPPETS(text, table, query).
+	// Manticore 25+ accepts exactly 3 arguments; options-as-extra-args were
+	// removed in this version. Default markers are already <b>/<b/>, which is
+	// what we need. Manticore returns a single-column, single-row result.
 	row := idx.db.QueryRow(
-		`CALL SNIPPETS(?, ?, ?, 'before_match=<b>', 'after_match=</b>', 'limit=240', 'around=12')`,
+		`CALL SNIPPETS(?, ?, ?)`,
 		source, idx.table, query,
 	)
 	var snippet string