diff --git a/.github/workflows/render.yml b/.github/workflows/render.yml
index 84679a3..14ee101 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/render.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/render.yml
@@ -22,12 +22,18 @@ jobs:
         uses: quarto-dev/quarto-actions/setup@v2
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        with:
+        # with:
           # To install LaTeX to build PDF book 
-          tinytex: true 
+          # tinytex: true 
           # uncomment below and fill to pin a version
           # version: SPECIFIC-QUARTO-VERSION-HERE
-      
+
+      - name: Set up TinyTeX manually
+        run: |
+          wget -qO- "https://yihui.org/tinytex/install-bin-unix.sh" | sh
+          tlmgr install xetex dvisvgm
+          xelatex _assets/suntemp-tikz.tex # to import libraries in advance for tikz image generation
+
       # add software dependencies here and any libraries
       
       # From https://github.com/actions/setup-python