diff --git a/deployments/data101/image/apt.txt b/deployments/data101/image/apt.txt
index b78191883..9b4955ded 100644
--- a/deployments/data101/image/apt.txt
+++ b/deployments/data101/image/apt.txt
@@ -94,3 +94,7 @@ zip
 
 # DH-93, DH94
 postgresql-client
+
+# playwright deps https://jira-secure.berkeley.edu/browse/DH-305
+libnss3
+libnspr4
diff --git a/deployments/data101/image/environment.yml b/deployments/data101/image/environment.yml
index 00c74a51c..313b9c50b 100644
--- a/deployments/data101/image/environment.yml
+++ b/deployments/data101/image/environment.yml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ dependencies:
   # disable until fixed (probably this:  https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyter-collaboration/issues/162)
   # - jupyter_collaboration==1.0.1
   - jupyterhub==4.1.5
-  - nbconvert==7.6.0
+  - nbconvert[webpdf]==7.16.4
   - pytest-notebook==0.8.1
   - pymongo==4.4.1
   - dbt-postgres==1.6.0
diff --git a/deployments/data101/image/postBuild b/deployments/data101/image/postBuild
index 6116a2436..8b16a7df1 100644
--- a/deployments/data101/image/postBuild
+++ b/deployments/data101/image/postBuild
@@ -13,3 +13,7 @@ chmod 775 ${CONDA_DIR}/bin/mongosh
 chmod 775 ${CONDA_DIR}/lib/mongosh_crypt_v1.so
 cd /
 rm -rf /tmp/mongosh
+
+# installing chromium browser to enable webpdf conversion using nbconvert
+export PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH=${CONDA_DIR}
+playwright install chromium
diff --git a/deployments/data101/image/start b/deployments/data101/image/start
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3a978b7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deployments/data101/image/start
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# See https://jira-secure.berkeley.edu/browse/DH-305
+export PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH=${CONDA_DIR}
+exec "$@"