diff --git a/myst_nb/render_outputs.py b/myst_nb/render_outputs.py
index 1882a8cd..943bdea5 100644
--- a/myst_nb/render_outputs.py
+++ b/myst_nb/render_outputs.py
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ def get_default_render_priority(builder: str) -> Optional[List[str]]:
             "application/javascript",
             "text/html",
             "image/svg+xml",
+            "text/latex",
             "image/png",
             "image/jpeg",
             "text/markdown",
-            "text/latex",
             "text/plain",
         )
         for builder in (
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ def get_default_render_priority(builder: str) -> Optional[List[str]]:
     }
     # TODO: add support for "image/svg+xml"
     priority["latex"] = (
+        "text/latex",
         "application/pdf",
         "image/png",
         "image/jpeg",
-        "text/latex",
         "text/markdown",
         "text/plain",
     )
diff --git a/tests/test_render_outputs/test_complex_outputs.xml b/tests/test_render_outputs/test_complex_outputs.xml
index 519bb609..c92f8519 100644
--- a/tests/test_render_outputs/test_complex_outputs.xml
+++ b/tests/test_render_outputs/test_complex_outputs.xml
@@ -209,7 +209,8 @@
                     f = y(n)-2*y(n-1/sym.pi)-5*y(n-2)
                     sym.rsolve(f,y(n),[1,4])
             <CellOutputNode classes="cell_output">
-                <image candidates="{'*': '_build/jupyter_execute/complex_outputs_24_0.png'}" uri="_build/jupyter_execute/complex_outputs_24_0.png">
+                <math_block classes="output text_latex" nowrap="False" number="True" xml:space="preserve">
+                    \displaystyle \left(\sqrt{5} i\right)^{\alpha} \left(\frac{1}{2} - \frac{2 \sqrt{5} i}{5}\right) + \left(- \sqrt{5} i\right)^{\alpha} \left(\frac{1}{2} + \frac{2 \sqrt{5} i}{5}\right)
         <CellNode cell_type="code" classes="cell">
             <CellInputNode classes="cell_input">
                 <literal_block language="ipython3" linenos="False" xml:space="preserve">
diff --git a/tests/test_render_outputs/test_complex_outputs_latex.xml b/tests/test_render_outputs/test_complex_outputs_latex.xml
index 4312ce6c..0ca07023 100644
--- a/tests/test_render_outputs/test_complex_outputs_latex.xml
+++ b/tests/test_render_outputs/test_complex_outputs_latex.xml
@@ -169,7 +169,8 @@
                     f = y(n)-2*y(n-1/sym.pi)-5*y(n-2)
                     sym.rsolve(f,y(n),[1,4])
             <CellOutputNode classes="cell_output">
-                <image candidates="{'*': '_build/jupyter_execute/complex_outputs_24_0.png'}" uri="_build/jupyter_execute/complex_outputs_24_0.png">
+                <math_block classes="output text_latex" nowrap="False" number="True" xml:space="preserve">
+                    \displaystyle \left(\sqrt{5} i\right)^{\alpha} \left(\frac{1}{2} - \frac{2 \sqrt{5} i}{5}\right) + \left(- \sqrt{5} i\right)^{\alpha} \left(\frac{1}{2} + \frac{2 \sqrt{5} i}{5}\right)
         <CellNode cell_type="code" classes="cell">
             <CellInputNode classes="cell_input">
                 <literal_block language="ipython3" linenos="False" xml:space="preserve">