diff --git a/.github/workflows/pythonpackage.yml b/.github/workflows/pythonpackage.yml
index 74a2ec2..5b32e68 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pythonpackage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pythonpackage.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on: [ push, pull_request ]
 jobs:
   build:
 
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python-version: [3.8, 3.9]
@@ -35,5 +35,9 @@ jobs:
       run: poetry run doc8
     - name: Build html docs for Read the Docs
       run: poetry run make -C doc html
+    - name: Instal IDE docs dependencies
+      run: |
+        sudo apt-get update
+        sudo apt-get install dvisvgm preview-latex-style texlive texlive-fonts-extra texlive-latex-extra
     - name: Build html docs for Pybricks Code IDE
       run: poetry run make -C doc html SOURCEDIR=ide
diff --git a/doc/ide/conf.py b/doc/ide/conf.py
index 867edef..5acd7e0 100644
--- a/doc/ide/conf.py
+++ b/doc/ide/conf.py
@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@ html_show_copyright = False
 html_show_sphinx = False
 html_css_files = ['css/ide.css']
 
+imgmath_image_format = 'svg'
+imgmath_use_preview = True  # requires Sphinx v3
+imgmath_latex_preamble = r'''
+\usepackage{newtxsf}
+'''
+
 exec(open(os.path.abspath("../common/conf.py")).read())
 
+extensions.remove('sphinx.ext.mathjax')  # noqa F821
+extensions.append('sphinx.ext.imgmath')  # noqa F821
 html_theme_options['prev_next_buttons_location'] = None  # noqa F821