diff --git a/pytex/pytex.py b/pytex/pytex.py
index 0ae173a..f20e204 100644
--- a/pytex/pytex.py
+++ b/pytex/pytex.py
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ def pdflatex(latex_file, output_dir=""):
             # f"-output-directory={output_dir}",
             # "-halt-on-error",
             "-interaction=nonstopmode",
+            "-shell-escape",
             str(Path(latex_file).name),
         ],
         stdout=subprocess.PIPE,