diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/preferences/preferences_export.js b/chrome/content/zotero/preferences/preferences_export.js
index 55afdab23d..f440ad2224 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/preferences/preferences_export.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/preferences/preferences_export.js
@@ -38,6 +38,17 @@ Zotero_Preferences.Export = {
 	}),
 	
 	
+	getQuickCopyTranslators: async function () {
+		var translation = new Zotero.Translate("export");
+		var translators = await translation.getTranslators();
+		translators.sort((a, b) => {
+			var collation = Zotero.getLocaleCollation();
+			return collation.compareString(1, a.label, b.label);
+		});
+		return translators;
+	},
+	
+	
 	/*
 	 * Builds the main Quick Copy drop-down from the current global pref
 	 */
@@ -47,12 +58,7 @@ Zotero_Preferences.Export = {
 		format = Zotero.QuickCopy.unserializeSetting(format);
 		var menulist = document.getElementById("zotero-quickCopy-menu");
 		yield Zotero.Styles.init();
-		var translation = new Zotero.Translate("export");
-		var translators = yield translation.getTranslators();
-		translators.sort((a, b) => {
-			var collation = Zotero.getLocaleCollation();
-			return collation.compareString(1, a.label, b.label);
-		});
+		var translators = yield this.getQuickCopyTranslators();
 		this.buildQuickCopyFormatDropDown(
 			menulist, format.contentType, format, translators
 		);
@@ -143,6 +149,13 @@ Zotero_Preferences.Export = {
 	},
 	
 	
+	onCopyAsHTMLChange: async function (checked) {
+		var menulist = document.getElementById('zotero-quickCopy-menu');
+		var translators = await this.getQuickCopyTranslators();
+		this.buildQuickCopyFormatDropDown(menulist, checked ? 'html' : '', null, translators);
+	},
+	
+	
 	updateQuickCopyUI: function () {
 		var format = document.getElementById('zotero-quickCopy-menu').value;
 		
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/preferences/preferences_export.xul b/chrome/content/zotero/preferences/preferences_export.xul
index 07580d0910..d2e40b1522 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/preferences/preferences_export.xul
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/preferences/preferences_export.xul
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 				<separator orient="vertical" width="15px"/>
 				
 				<checkbox id="zotero-quickCopy-copyAsHTML" label="&zotero.preferences.quickCopy.copyAsHTML;"
-					oncommand="Zotero_Preferences.Export.buildQuickCopyFormatDropDown(document.getElementById('zotero-quickCopy-menu'), this.checked ? 'html' : '');"/>
+					oncommand="Zotero_Preferences.Export.onCopyAsHTMLChange(this.checked)"/>
 			</hbox>
 			
 			<separator/>