diff --git a/templates/tex/latex_sphinx_base.tplx b/templates/tex/latex_sphinx_base.tplx
index baee182..c6e0b9d 100644
--- a/templates/tex/latex_sphinx_base.tplx
+++ b/templates/tex/latex_sphinx_base.tplx
@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@
     ((( filterOutLatex(cell.source) )))
 ((*- endblock unknowncell -*))
 
+((*- block markdowncell scoped-*))
+    ((( super() )))
+((*- endblock markdowncell -*))
+
 ((* macro filterOutLatex(text) -*))
     ((*- set text = text|replace("\\","\\backslash") -*))
     ((*- set text = text|replace("{","\\{") -*))
@@ -153,6 +157,3 @@
     ((*- endblock output_group -*))
         ((*- endif -*))
 ((*- endblock codecell -*))
-
-((*- block markdowncell scoped-*))
-((*- endblock markdowncell -*))