diff --git a/remail/remaild.py b/remail/remaild.py
index 3f577cf..2192db9 100644
--- a/remail/remaild.py
+++ b/remail/remaild.py
@@ -380,8 +380,7 @@ class remaild(object):
         if cfgupdate:
             return 0
 
-        policy = EmailPolicy(utf8=True)
-        msg = message_from_file(sys.stdin, policy=policy)
+        msg = message_from_file(sys.stdin, policy=self.policy)
         return self.process_msg(msg, 'pipe input')
 
     # The runner