diff --git a/mathbot/bot.py b/mathbot/bot.py
index ac7e1e5..14b438e 100644
--- a/mathbot/bot.py
+++ b/mathbot/bot.py
@@ -2,12 +2,16 @@ from telegram.ext import RegexHandler
 from .rendering import get_png
 from .static import static_content
 
+import logging
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 def handle_exception_in_get_png(bot, update, exception, text):
 	update.message.reply_text("**Error** while processing '__{}__'.\n\nException was: **{}**.".format(text, exception), parse_mode = "Markdown")
 
 def render_math(bot, update):
 	text = update.message.text[len("/rmath"):]
-	tex = "${}$".format(text)
+	tex = text
 
 	try:
 		png = get_png(tex)
@@ -27,7 +31,7 @@ def render_math_caption(bot, update):
 	caption = text[text.index("<") + 1:text.index(">")]
 	text = text[text.index(">") + 1:]
 
-	tex = "${}$".format(text)
+	tex = text
 
 	try:
 		png = get_png(tex)
diff --git a/mathbot/rendering.py b/mathbot/rendering.py
index a41a0f1..1cc34b4 100644
--- a/mathbot/rendering.py
+++ b/mathbot/rendering.py
@@ -1,27 +1,19 @@
-from sympy import preview
 from io import BytesIO
-import cairosvg, time, os
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 
 
 def get_png(tex):
 	buf = BytesIO()
-	preview(tex, output = "svg", viewer = "BytesIO", outputbuffer = buf)
-	buf.seek(0)
 
-	fname = "/tmp/{}".format(time.time())
+	plt.text(0, 0.6, r"$%s$" % tex, fontsize = 50)
+	fig = plt.gca()                                                                 
+	fig.axes.get_xaxis().set_visible(False)                                         
+	fig.axes.get_yaxis().set_visible(False)
 
-	cairosvg.svg2png(bytestring=buf.read(), parent_widht=500, parent_height=500, write_to=fname)
+	plt.savefig(buf)
 
 	buf.seek(0)
 
-	with open(fname, "rb") as fin:
-		buf.write(fin.read())
-	with open(fname, "rb") as fin:
-		with open("test.png", "wb") as fout:
-			fout.write(fin.read())
-		
-	os.unlink(fname)
-
-	buf.seek(0)
 
 	return buf
+