diff --git a/anki/deck.py b/anki/deck.py
index 1cfa6936d..713fbe7d9 100644
--- a/anki/deck.py
+++ b/anki/deck.py
@@ -41,16 +41,6 @@ defaultConf = {
     'nextGid': 2,
     'nextGcid': 2,
     'mediaURL': "",
-    'latexPre': """\
-\\documentclass[12pt]{article}
-\\special{papersize=3in,5in}
-\\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
-\\usepackage{amssymb,amsmath}
-\\pagestyle{empty}
-\\setlength{\\parindent}{0in}
-\\begin{document}
-""",
-    'latexPost': "\\end{document}",
     'fontFamilies': [
         [u'ＭＳ 明朝',u'ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3',u'Kochi Mincho', u'東風明朝']
     ],
diff --git a/anki/latex.py b/anki/latex.py
index fd6887266..e45544bfd 100644
--- a/anki/latex.py
+++ b/anki/latex.py
@@ -33,17 +33,17 @@ def stripLatex(text):
 def mungeQA(html, type, fields, model, gname, data, deck):
     "Convert TEXT with embedded latex tags to image links."
     for match in regexps['standard'].finditer(html):
-        html = html.replace(match.group(), _imgLink(deck, match.group(1)))
+        html = html.replace(match.group(), _imgLink(deck, match.group(1), model))
     for match in regexps['expression'].finditer(html):
         html = html.replace(match.group(), _imgLink(
-            deck, "$" + match.group(1) + "$"))
+            deck, "$" + match.group(1) + "$", model))
     for match in regexps['math'].finditer(html):
         html = html.replace(match.group(), _imgLink(
             deck,
-            "\\begin{displaymath}" + match.group(1) + "\\end{displaymath}"))
+            "\\begin{displaymath}" + match.group(1) + "\\end{displaymath}", model))
     return html
 
-def _imgLink(deck, latex):
+def _imgLink(deck, latex, model):
     "Return an img link for LATEX, creating if necesssary."
     txt = _latexFromHtml(deck, latex)
     fname = "latex-%s.png" % checksum(txt)
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def _imgLink(deck, latex):
     elif not build:
         return "[latex]"+latex+"[/latex]"
     else:
-        err = _buildImg(deck, txt, fname)
+        err = _buildImg(deck, txt, fname, model)
         if err:
             return err
         else:
@@ -69,11 +69,11 @@ def _latexFromHtml(deck, latex):
     latex = latex.encode("utf-8")
     return latex
 
-def _buildImg(deck, latex, fname):
+def _buildImg(deck, latex, fname, model):
     # add header/footer
-    latex = (deck.conf["latexPre"] + "\n" +
+    latex = (model.conf["latexPre"] + "\n" +
              latex + "\n" +
-             deck.conf["latexPost"])
+             model.conf["latexPost"])
     # write into a temp file
     log = open(namedtmp("latex_log.txt"), "w")
     texfile = file(namedtmp("tmp.tex"), "w")
diff --git a/anki/models.py b/anki/models.py
index 8150e0c2c..350901a93 100644
--- a/anki/models.py
+++ b/anki/models.py
@@ -15,6 +15,16 @@ defaultConf = {
     'gid': 1,
     'tags': [],
     'clozectx': False,
+    'latexPre': """\
+\\documentclass[12pt]{article}
+\\special{papersize=3in,5in}
+\\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
+\\usepackage{amssymb,amsmath}
+\\pagestyle{empty}
+\\setlength{\\parindent}{0in}
+\\begin{document}
+""",
+    'latexPost': "\\end{document}",
 }
 
 defaultField = {