diff --git a/brain/routes/dash/pages.js b/brain/routes/dash/pages.js
index 4a16dd3..9d6074a 100644
--- a/brain/routes/dash/pages.js
+++ b/brain/routes/dash/pages.js
@@ -1,21 +1,18 @@
 import Book from '../../data/Book';
 const express = require('express');
 const router = express.Router();
-const hljs = require('highlight.js/lib/highlight');
-const hljs_md = require('highlight.js/lib/languages/markdown');
 const moment = require('moment');
 const book = new Book();
 const uuidv4 = require('uuid/v4');
 const settings = require('../../../site/settings.json');
-hljs.registerLanguage('markdown', hljs_md);
 //--------------------------
 // POSTS
 //--------------------------
-router.get('/list/:filter?/:page?', function(req, res) {
+router.get('/list/:filter?/:page?', function (req, res) {
 	var pageNum = req.params.page;
 	var filter = req.params.filter;
 	if (pageNum == '' || pageNum == null) pageNum = 1;
-	if (filter == '' || filter == null) filter = "all";
+	if (filter == '' || filter == null) filter = 'all';
 	if (req.session.user) {
 		book.getPage()
 			.then(pages => {
@@ -92,7 +89,7 @@ router.get('/list/:filter?/:page?', function(req, res) {
 //--------------------------
 // BLOG POST ADD DISPLAY
 //--------------------------
-router.get('/add/new', function(req, res) {
+router.get('/add/new', function (req, res) {
 	if (req.session.user) {
 		res.render('page-edit', {
 			id: settings.library_stats.current_index,
@@ -113,12 +110,11 @@ router.get('/add/new', function(req, res) {
 //--------------------------
 // BLOG POST EDIT DISPLAY
 //--------------------------
-router.get('/edit/:id', function(req, res) {
+router.get('/edit/:id', function (req, res) {
 	var id = req.params.id;
 	if (req.session.user) {
 		book.getPage(id)
 			.then(page => {
-				let pretty = hljs.highlight('markdown', page.content).value;
 				res.render('page-edit', {
 					id: page.metadata.id,
 					uuid: page.metadata.uuid,
@@ -127,7 +123,7 @@ router.get('/edit/:id', function(req, res) {
 					page: page.metadata,
 					date: moment(page.metadata.created).format('YYYY MMM DD'),
 					rawDate: page.metadata.created,
-					colored: pretty,
+					content: page.content,
 					feature: page.metadata.feature,
 					status: [
 						String(page.metadata.menu),
diff --git a/brain/views/page-edit.pug b/brain/views/page-edit.pug
index 24e387e..9f33a89 100644
--- a/brain/views/page-edit.pug
+++ b/brain/views/page-edit.pug
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ block main-content
             #edit-post
                #edit-post-wrapper
                     pre
-                        code#edit-post-text(contenteditable="true") !{colored}
+                        code#edit-post-text(contenteditable="true") !{content}
 
                         
                     
diff --git a/src/com/actions/PageActions.js b/src/com/actions/PageActions.js
index a6d5652..4220d5c 100644
--- a/src/com/actions/PageActions.js
+++ b/src/com/actions/PageActions.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export default class PostActions {
 			let txt = document.createElement('textarea');
 			txt.innerHTML = document.getElementById('edit-post-text').innerHTML;
 			let html = txt.value;
-			html = html.replace(/<\/?span[^>]*>/g, ''); //removes highightjs styling
+			//html = html.replace(/<\/?span[^>]*>/g, ''); //removes highightjs styling
 			html = html.replace(/<\/?br[^>]*>/g, '\n'); //convert back to encoded line break for storage
 			pageInfo.append(
 				'id',
diff --git a/src/com/ui/TextEditor.js b/src/com/ui/TextEditor.js
index 338a62c..645f3cd 100644
--- a/src/com/ui/TextEditor.js
+++ b/src/com/ui/TextEditor.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class TextEditor extends EventEmitter {
 	//--------------------------
 	constructor(textEditor, scrollLimit) {
 		super();
-		hljs.initHighlightingOnLoad();
+		//hljs.initHighlightingOnLoad();
 		this.textEditor = textEditor;
 		this.fixLimit = scrollLimit;
 		this.caretPos = null;
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ class TextEditor extends EventEmitter {
 		});
 	}
 	refresh() {
-		var spiffed = hljs.highlight('markdown', this.textEditor.innerText).value;
+		//var spiffed = hljs.highlight('markdown', this.textEditor.innerText).value;
+		var spiffed = this.textEditor.innerText;
 		spiffed = spiffed.replace(new RegExp('\r?\n', 'g'), '<br>');
 		var temp = document.createElement('div');
 		temp.innerText = spiffed;