diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 392228f1..6b33bb64 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Package: varnish
 Title: Front-end for The Carpentries Lesson Template
-Version: 0.2.17
+Version: 0.2.18
 Authors@R: c(
     person(given = "Zhian N.",
            family = "Kamvar",
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 99aabcf6..e8aa7661 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+# varnish 0.2.18
+
+* Non-math elements on the same line will no longer be treated as math
+  (reported: @marklcrowe, #88; fixed: @zkamvar, #90)
+
 # varnish 0.2.17
 
 * The margin below the schedule table in instructor view is now 25px instead of
diff --git a/inst/pkgdown/templates/head.html b/inst/pkgdown/templates/head.html
index 43fe3b76..53c01e24 100644
--- a/inst/pkgdown/templates/head.html
+++ b/inst/pkgdown/templates/head.html
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         extensions: ["AMSmath.js","AMSsymbols.js","noErrors.js","noUndefined.js"]
       },
       tex2jax: {
-        inlineMath: [ ['$','$'], ['\\(', '\\)']],
+        inlineMath: [['\\(', '\\)']],
         displayMath: [ ['$$','$$'], ['\\[', '\\]'] ],
         processEscapes: true
       }