diff --git a/screenless/bureau/mailroom/mailroom.py b/screenless/bureau/mailroom/mailroom.py
index b66bec0..11d8012 100644
--- a/screenless/bureau/mailroom/mailroom.py
+++ b/screenless/bureau/mailroom/mailroom.py
@@ -325,10 +325,16 @@ class MailRoom(Bureau):
             msg.subject = clean_header(envelope.subject.decode("utf-8"))
 
             # make action barcodes
-            msg.d_bc = kode256.svg("POd." + shortcode)
-            msg.sp_bc = kode256.svg("POsp." + shortcode)
-            msg.r_bc = kode256.svg("POr." + shortcode)
-
+            msg.d_bc = os.path.join("/tmp", "POd." + shortcode + ".svg")
+            with open(msg.d_bc, "w") as svgfile:
+                svgfile.write(kode256.svg("POd." + shortcode))
+            msg.r_bc = os.path.join("/tmp", "POr." + shortcode + ".svg")
+            with open(msg.r_bc, "w") as svgfile:
+                svgfile.write(kode256.svg("POr." + shortcode))
+            msg.sp_bc = os.path.join("/tmp", "POd." + shortcode + ".svg")
+            with open(msg.sp_bc, "w") as svgfile:
+                svgfile.write(kode256.svg("POsp." + shortcode))
+            
             msgs.append(msg.__dict__)
 
 
diff --git a/screenless/bureau/publications/news.html b/screenless/bureau/publications/news.html
index e321513..f95de1e 100644
--- a/screenless/bureau/publications/news.html
+++ b/screenless/bureau/publications/news.html
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
         <div class="mailact actname" style:>read</div><div class="mailact actname">delete</div><div class="mailact actname">mark as spam</div>
       </div>
       <div class="mailrow">
-        <div class="mailact">${msg["sp_bc"]}</div><div class="mailact">${msg["d_bc"]}</div><div class="mailact">${msg["r_bc"]}</div>
+          <div class="mailact"><img src='${msg["sp_bc"]}' /></div><div class="mailact"><img src='${msg["d_bc"]}' /></div><div class="mailact"><img src='${msg["r_bc"]}' /></div>
       </div>
     </div>
     % endfor