diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 1a03c93..e028aea 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ artist_name=""
 
 token = util.prompt_for_user_token(username, scope, client_id, client_secret, redirect_uri)
 
+font = ImageFont.load_default()
 
 def get_track():
     print('getting info')
@@ -89,16 +90,15 @@ def drawCanvas():
     songinfo.text((songinfo_offset_x,songinfo_offset_y+10), song_name)
     songinfo.text((songinfo_offset_x,songinfo_offset_y), artist_name)
     showImage(canvas)
-    font = ImageFont.load_default()
     if(font.getsize(song_name)[0]>160):
         x = threading.Thread(target=scrolling_text,args=(song_name,songinfo_offset_x,songinfo_offset_y+10))
-    if(ImageDraw.textlength(artist_name)>160):
+    if(font.getsize(artist_name)[0]>160):
         y = threading.Thread(target=scrolling_text,args=(artist_name,songinfo_offset_x,songinfo_offset_y))
         
 
 
 def scrolling_text(text,offset_x=0,offset_y=0):
-    for i in range(160-ImageDraw.textlength(text)):
+    for i in range(160-font.getsize(text)[0]):
         scrolled_text_canvas = Image.new('RGB', (10, 32), color = 'black')
         scrolled_text = ImageDraw.Draw(scrolled_text)
         scrolled_text.text((-i,0), text)