diff --git a/commands/sonic.js b/commands/sonic.js
index cdfbcbf..c3e54a6 100644
--- a/commands/sonic.js
+++ b/commands/sonic.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ exports.run = async (message, args) => {
   gm(474, 332).out("+size").background("none").gravity("Center").out("-pointsize", 72).out("-font", "Bitstream Vera Sans").out(`pango:<span foreground="white">${wrap(cleanedMessage, {width: 15, indent: ""})}</span>`).write(file, async (error) => {
     if (error) throw error;
     const command = gm(template).composite(file).gravity("Center").geometry("474x332+160+10");
-    const buffer = await gmToBuffer(command, "png");
+    const buffer = await gmToBuffer(command, "png", "sonic");
     return message.channel.createMessage("", {
       file: buffer,
       name: "sonic.png"
diff --git a/utils/gmbuffer.js b/utils/gmbuffer.js
index 38d1727..597f052 100644
--- a/utils/gmbuffer.js
+++ b/utils/gmbuffer.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 // workaround for a gm bug where it doesn't output buffers properly
 // https://github.com/aheckmann/gm/issues/572#issuecomment-293768810
-module.exports = (data, format) => {
+module.exports = (data, format, type) => {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     if (format) {
-      data.out("-layers", "optimize").stream(format, (err, stdout, stderr) => {
+      data.out(type !== "sonic" ? "-layers" : "", type !=="sonic" ? "optimize" : "").stream(format, (err, stdout, stderr) => {
         if (err) return reject(err);
         const chunks = [];
         stdout.on("data", (chunk) => {