diff --git a/generate_map_timelapse.py b/generate_map_timelapse.py
index 0f0599c..7faad19 100644
--- a/generate_map_timelapse.py
+++ b/generate_map_timelapse.py
@@ -41,7 +41,12 @@ def generate_map_timelapse(token_id, token_secret, filename):
             img = Image.open(stream)
 
             map_editable = ImageDraw.Draw(img)
-            map_editable.text((0, 0), "{}".format(date), (255, 64, 0))
+
+            # macos font path
+            font = ImageFont.truetype("/System/Library/Fonts/Supplemental/Arial.ttf", 48)
+
+            # image is 655 high
+            map_editable.text((2, 605), "{}".format(date), (255, 64, 0), font=font)
 
             img_byte_arr = io.BytesIO()
             img.save(img_byte_arr, format='PNG')