diff --git a/mail-to-pdf.mjs b/mail-to-pdf.mjs
index 0c25fe2..ba5f853 100755
--- a/mail-to-pdf.mjs
+++ b/mail-to-pdf.mjs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const sexpr = require("sexpr-plus").parse;
 $`echo $PWD`;
 
 const path = resolve(process.env.PWD, process.argv.slice(-1)[0]);
+const fs = require("fs").promises;
 
 const mail_body = (await $`mu view ${path} -o sexp`).stdout;
 
@@ -61,7 +62,16 @@ if (!html.includes(`<meta charset="utf-8"`)) {
 const attachments = (await $`mu extract ${path}`).stdout;
 
 async function emacsEval(expr) {
-  return (await $`emacsclient --eval ${expr}`).stdout.slice(0, -1); // slice to remove trailing newline;
+  const filename = `/tmp/${Math.random()}${Math.random()}${Math.random()}${Math.random()}${Math.random()}.el`;
+  await fs.writeFile(filename, expr);
+  return (
+    await $`emacsclient --eval ${`(eval
+   (ignore-errors
+     (read-from-whole-string
+      (with-temp-buffer
+        (insert-file-contents "${filename}")
+        (buffer-string)))))`}`
+  ).stdout.slice(0, -1); // slice to remove trailing newline;
 }
 
 async function getSimpleHeader(body_sexp, header_name) {