diff --git a/quartz/cli/args.js b/quartz/cli/args.js
index 3543e2e89f8b7..7ed5b078e9dd1 100644
--- a/quartz/cli/args.js
+++ b/quartz/cli/args.js
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ export const SyncArgv = {
     default: true,
     describe: "create a git commit for your unsaved changes",
   },
+  message: {
+    string: true,
+    alias: ["m"],
+    describe: "option to override the default Quartz commit message",
+  },
   push: {
     boolean: true,
     default: true,
diff --git a/quartz/cli/handlers.js b/quartz/cli/handlers.js
index 48a44ec9fea06..96ee9bc88ba5a 100644
--- a/quartz/cli/handlers.js
+++ b/quartz/cli/handlers.js
@@ -483,8 +483,9 @@ export async function handleSync(argv) {
       dateStyle: "medium",
       timeStyle: "short",
     })
+    const commitMessage = argv.message ?? `Quartz sync: ${currentTimestamp}`
     spawnSync("git", ["add", "."], { stdio: "inherit" })
-    spawnSync("git", ["commit", "-m", `Quartz sync: ${currentTimestamp}`], { stdio: "inherit" })
+    spawnSync("git", ["commit", "-m", commitMessage], { stdio: "inherit" })
 
     if (contentStat.isSymbolicLink()) {
       // put symlink back
diff --git a/quartz/styles/base.scss b/quartz/styles/base.scss
index 8bb8efb45877e..2e5edec155ef1 100644
--- a/quartz/styles/base.scss
+++ b/quartz/styles/base.scss
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ a {
     color: var(--tertiary) !important;
   }
 
-  &.internal:not(:has(img)) {
+  &.internal:not(:has(> img)) {
     text-decoration: none;
     background-color: var(--highlight);
     padding: 0 0.1rem;