diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/output.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/output.py
index 5af4e4bed7..e76bcdd3d7 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/output.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/output.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from __future__ import with_statement
+
 __license__ = 'GPL 3'
 __copyright__ = '2009, John Schember <john@nachtimwald.com>'
 __docformat__ = 'restructuredtext en'
@@ -9,10 +11,12 @@ Convert OEB ebook format to PDF.
 
 #unit, papersize, orientation, custom_size, profile
 
-import os
+import os, glob
 
 from calibre.customize.conversion import OutputFormatPlugin, \
     OptionRecommendation
+from calibre.ebooks.oeb.output import OEBOutput
+from calibre.ptempfile import TemporaryDirectory
 from calibre.ebooks.pdf.writer import PDFWriter
 from calibre.ebooks.pdf.pageoptions import UNITS, unit, PAPER_SIZES, \
     paper_size, ORIENTATIONS, orientation, PageOptions
@@ -65,21 +69,26 @@ class PDFOutput(OutputFormatPlugin):
         popts.unit = unit(opts.unit)
         popts.paper_size = paper_size(opts.paper_size)
         popts.orientation = orientation(opts.orientation)
-    
-        writer = PDFWriter(log, popts)
+
+        with TemporaryDirectory('_any2pdf') as oebdir:
+            OEBOutput(None).convert(oeb_book, oebdir, input_plugin, opts, log)
+
+            opf = glob.glob(os.path.join(oebdir, '*.opf'))[0]
+
+            writer = PDFWriter(log, popts)
         
-        close = False
-        if not hasattr(output_path, 'write'):
-            close = True
-            if not os.path.exists(os.path.dirname(output_path)) and os.path.dirname(output_path) != '':
-                os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(output_path))
-            out_stream = open(output_path, 'wb')
-        else:
-            out_stream = output_path
-        
-        out_stream.seek(0)
-        out_stream.truncate()
-        writer.dump(oeb_book.spine, out_stream)
-        
-        if close:
-            out_stream.close()
+            close = False
+            if not hasattr(output_path, 'write'):
+                close = True
+                if not os.path.exists(os.path.dirname(output_path)) and os.path.dirname(output_path) != '':
+                    os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(output_path))
+                out_stream = open(output_path, 'wb')
+            else:
+                out_stream = output_path
+            
+            out_stream.seek(0)
+            out_stream.truncate()
+            writer.dump(opf, out_stream)
+            
+            if close:
+                out_stream.close()
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/writer.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/writer.py
index cf77aebc14..a618213189 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/writer.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/writer.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import os, shutil, sys
 
 from calibre.ptempfile import PersistentTemporaryDirectory
 from calibre.ebooks.pdf.pageoptions import PageOptions
+from calibre.ebooks.metadata.opf2 import OPF
 
 from PyQt4 import QtCore
 from PyQt4.Qt import QUrl, QEventLoop, SIGNAL, QObject, QApplication, QPrinter, \
@@ -37,10 +38,11 @@ class PDFWriter(QObject):
         self.tmp_path = PersistentTemporaryDirectory('_any2pdf_parts')
         self.popts = popts
 
-    def dump(self, spine, out_stream):
+    def dump(self, opfpath, out_stream):
         self._delete_tmpdir()
         
-        self.render_queue = spine[:]
+        opf = OPF(opfpath, os.path.dirname(opfpath))
+        self.render_queue = [i.path for i in opf.spine]
         self.combine_queue = []
         self.out_stream = out_stream
         
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ class PDFWriter(QObject):
             
     def _render_next(self):
         item = str(self.render_queue.pop(0))
-        self.combine_queue.append(os.path.join(self.tmp_path, '%s_%i.pdf' % (os.path.basename(item), len(self.combine_queue))))
+        self.combine_queue.append(os.path.join(self.tmp_path, '%i.pdf' % (len(self.combine_queue) + 1)))
         
         self.logger.info('Processing %s...' % item)
     
@@ -64,9 +66,9 @@ class PDFWriter(QObject):
 
     def _render_html(self, ok):
         if ok:
-            item_path = os.path.join(self.tmp_path, '%s_%i.pdf' % (os.path.basename(str(self.view.url().toLocalFile())), len(self.combine_queue) - 1))
+            item_path = os.path.join(self.tmp_path, '%i.pdf' % len(self.combine_queue))
             
-            self.logger.debug('\tRendering item as %s' % item_path)
+            self.logger.debug('\tRendering item %s as %i' % (os.path.basename(str(self.view.url().toLocalFile())), len(self.combine_queue)))
         
             printer = QPrinter(QPrinter.HighResolution)
             printer.setPageMargins(self.popts.margin_left, self.popts.margin_top, self.popts.margin_right, self.popts.margin_bottom, self.popts.unit)