diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3dfe57f..8f564b5 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -317,6 +317,10 @@ $('.markdownx').on('markdownx.update', function(e, response) {
 
 # Changelog
 
+###### v1.6.1
+
+* Template render syntax fix
+
 ###### v1.6
 
 * Support for Django's `default_storage`
diff --git a/markdownx/widgets.py b/markdownx/widgets.py
index b2aa907..2a2c2be 100755
--- a/markdownx/widgets.py
+++ b/markdownx/widgets.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 from django import forms
-from django.template import Context
 from django.template.loader import get_template
 from django.contrib.admin import widgets
 
@@ -26,13 +25,12 @@ class MarkdownxWidget(forms.Textarea):
 
         widget = super(MarkdownxWidget, self).render(name, value, attrs)
 
-        t = get_template('markdownx/widget.html')
-        c = Context({
+        template = get_template('markdownx/widget.html')
+
+        return template.render({
             'markdownx_editor': widget,
         })
 
-        return t.render(c)
-
     class Media:
         js = (
             'markdownx/js/markdownx.js',
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index fee2848..ee9ee61 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ def get_requirements():
 
 setup(
     name='django-markdownx',
-    version='1.6',
+    version='1.6.1',
     packages=find_packages(),
     include_package_data=True,
     description='Django Markdownx is a Markdown editor built for Django. It enables raw editing, live preview and image uploads (stored in `MEDIA` folder) with drag&drop functionality and auto tag insertion.',