diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 2373f5b..8d337ff 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ## CHANGELOG
 
-### [2.7.3]() on June 06, 2021
+### [2.7.4]() on June 06, 2021
 * Table of Content links bug removed.
 * macros settings bug removed.
 
diff --git a/extension.js b/extension.js
index 1fab0b7..d2a22d4 100644
--- a/extension.js
+++ b/extension.js
@@ -210,12 +210,12 @@ exports.activate = function activate(context) {
             const tm = require('markdown-it-texmath');
             const delimiters = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(ext.cfg('delimiters'))) || 'dollars'; // wondering why this JSON stuff is necessary ...
             const katexOptions = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(ext.cfg('katexoptions') || '')) || {};
-            const macros = ext.loadMacros();
+            const macros = katexOptions.macros = ext.loadMacros();
             const outerSpace = ext.cfg('outerspace') || false;
             const options =  { "engine": require('katex'),
                                "delimiters": delimiters,
                                "outerSpace": outerSpace,
-                               "katexOptions": macros && !katexOptions.macros ? Object.assign(katexOptions, macros) : katexOptions
+                               "katexOptions": katexOptions
                              };
 
            (ext.mdit = md).use(tm, options);
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ce320ff..2d8ef77 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	"displayName": "Markdown+Math",
 	"description": "LaTeX Math for Markdown ... with macros and more",
 	"icon": "img/icon.png",
-	"version": "2.7.3",
+	"version": "2.7.4",
 	"author": "Stefan Goessner",
 	"publisher": "goessner",
 	"keywords": [