diff --git a/assistant.py b/assistant.py
index 4ae15d3..d5c7735 100755
--- a/assistant.py
+++ b/assistant.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def parse_commands(text):
         case '/copy':
             blocks = extract_code_block(history[-1]['content'])
             if len(blocks):
-                copy_string_to_clipboard(blocks[0])
+                copy_string_to_clipboard(blocks[0][1:-1])
             return True
         case '/exit':
             exit()
@@ -133,10 +133,10 @@ def extract_code_block(markdown_text):
     for match in matches:
         code_block = match.group(0)
 
-        highlighted_code = highlight_code(None, code_block)
+        #highlighted_code = highlight_code(None, code_block)
 
         # Add the highlighted code block to the list of code blocks
-        code_blocks.append(highlighted_code)
+        code_blocks.append(code_block)
 
 
     if len(code_blocks) == 0:
@@ -274,6 +274,8 @@ def parse_args():
     parser.add_argument('--reasoning', '-r', action='store_true', help='Use the default reasoning model deepseek-r1:14b')
     # Add the --new argument
     parser.add_argument('--new', '-n', action='store_true', help='Start a chat with a fresh history')
+    # Add the --temporary argument
+    parser.add_argument('--temporary', action='store_true', help='Start a chat with a fresh history, without deleting old history')
     # Parse the arguments
     return parser.parse_args()
 
@@ -383,9 +385,6 @@ def handle_non_piped_input(args):
         result = chat2(args, user_input)
         exit()
 
-    global history
-    history = load_history(history_path)
-
     print("\033[91massistant\033[0m: Type your message (press Ctrl+D to send):")
     while True:
         try:
@@ -422,10 +421,14 @@ def main():
     if args.context:
         global num_ctx
         num_ctx = int(args.context)
+    global history
     if args.new:
-        global history
         history = [system_prompt]
         save_history(history, history_path)
+    elif args.temporary:
+        history = [system_prompt]
+    else:
+        history = load_history(history_path)
     if not sys.stdin.isatty():
         handle_piped_input(args)
     else: