diff --git a/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/knap.lua b/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/knap.lua
index ae6a375..32fbf9b 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/knap.lua
+++ b/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/knap.lua
@@ -23,13 +23,14 @@ return {
       if engine == "xelatex" then
         vim.g.knap_settings.textopdf = "xelatex -synctex=1 -interaction=batchmode %docroot%"
       else
-        vim.g.knap_settings.textopdf = "pdflatex -synctex=1 -interaction=batchmode %docroot%"
+        vim.g.knap_settings.textopdf = "pdflatex --shell-escape -synctex=1 -interaction=batchmode %docroot%"
       end
     end
     vim.g.knap_settings = {
       delay = 100,
       texoutputext = "pdf",
-      textopdf = "pdflatex -synctex=1 -interaction=batchmode %docroot%",
+      -- textopdf = "pdflatex --shell-escape -synctex=1 -interaction=batchmode %docroot%",
+      textopdf = "xelatex -synctex=1 -interaction=batchmode %docroot%",
       textopdfviewerlaunch = "zathura --synctex-editor-command 'nvim --headless -es --cmd \"lua require('\"'\"'knaphelper'\"'\"').relayjump('\"'\"'%servername%'\"'\"','\"'\"'%{input}'\"'\"',%{line},0)\"' ./%outputfile%",
       textopdfviewerrefresh = "reload",
       textopdfforwardjump = "zathura --synctex-forward=%line%:%column%:%srcfile% %outputfile%",
diff --git a/.local/bin/etc/nvim/compiler b/.local/bin/etc/nvim/compiler
index d85ad58..372d59f 100755
--- a/.local/bin/etc/nvim/compiler
+++ b/.local/bin/etc/nvim/compiler
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ vipercmd="carbon" #"silicon"
 cd "$dir" || exit
 
 textype() { \
-	command="pdflatex"
+	command="pdflatex --shell-escape"
 	( sed 5q "$file" | grep -i -q 'xelatex' ) && command="xelatex"
 	$command --output-directory="$dir" "$base" &&
 	grep -i addbibresource "$file" >/dev/null &&