diff --git a/extensions/micrometer/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/micrometer/runtime/export/handlers/PrometheusHandler.java b/extensions/micrometer/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/micrometer/runtime/export/handlers/PrometheusHandler.java
index 71409f51d82d7..06d7bc8ac57a9 100644
--- a/extensions/micrometer/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/micrometer/runtime/export/handlers/PrometheusHandler.java
+++ b/extensions/micrometer/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/micrometer/runtime/export/handlers/PrometheusHandler.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ private String chooseContentType(String acceptHeader) {
         if (acceptHeader == null) {
             return TextFormat.CONTENT_TYPE_OPENMETRICS_100;
         }
-        if (acceptHeader.startsWith("text/plain")) {
+        if (acceptHeader.contains("text/plain") || acceptHeader.contains("text/html")) {
             return TextFormat.CONTENT_TYPE_004;
         }
         return TextFormat.CONTENT_TYPE_OPENMETRICS_100;