diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 30a023b..6eb3c87 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import sys
 import spotipy
 import spotipy.util as util
 import config as cfg
-from PIL import Image, ImageDraw
+from PIL import Image, ImageDraw, ImageFont
 import asyncio
 from rgbmatrix import RGBMatrix, RGBMatrixOptions
 import threading
@@ -89,9 +89,8 @@ 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)
-    scrolled_text_canvas = Image.new('RGB', (10, 32), color = 'black')
-    scrolled_text = ImageDraw.Draw(scrolled_text)
-    if(scrolled_text.textlength(song_name)>160):
+    font = ImageFont.truetype()
+    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):
         y = threading.Thread(target=scrolling_text,args=(artist_name,songinfo_offset_x,songinfo_offset_y))