diff --git a/src/ocrmypdf/hocrtransform/__init__.py b/src/ocrmypdf/hocrtransform/__init__.py
index 9a74a7b4..b819215b 100755
--- a/src/ocrmypdf/hocrtransform/__init__.py
+++ b/src/ocrmypdf/hocrtransform/__init__.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from xml.etree import ElementTree
 from ocrmypdf.hocrtransform.backends import (
     Canvas,
 )
+from ocrmypdf.hocrtransform.backends.pikepdf import PikepdfCanvas
 from ocrmypdf.hocrtransform.backends.reportlab import (
     ReportlabCanvas,
     black,
@@ -234,7 +235,7 @@ class HocrTransform:
         """
         # create the PDF file
         # page size in points (1/72 in.)
-        pdf = ReportlabCanvas(
+        pdf = PikepdfCanvas(  # ReportlabCanvas(
             out_filename,
             page_size=(self.width, self.height),
         )
diff --git a/src/ocrmypdf/hocrtransform/backends/pikepdf.py b/src/ocrmypdf/hocrtransform/backends/pikepdf.py
index f52a0c17..a31542c1 100644
--- a/src/ocrmypdf/hocrtransform/backends/pikepdf.py
+++ b/src/ocrmypdf/hocrtransform/backends/pikepdf.py
@@ -252,11 +252,11 @@ class PikepdfCanvas(BaseCanvas):
         self._font_name = Name("/f-0-0")
 
     def set_stroke_color(self, color):
-        r, g, b = color
+        r, g, b = color.red, color.green, color.blue
         self._cs.set_stroke_color(r, g, b)
 
     def set_fill_color(self, color):
-        r, g, b = color
+        r, g, b = color.red, color.green, color.blue
         self._cs.set_fill_color(r, g, b)
 
     def set_line_width(self, width):
@@ -268,8 +268,8 @@ class PikepdfCanvas(BaseCanvas):
     def begin_text(self, x=0, y=0, direction=None):
         return PikepdfText(self._cs, x, y, direction)
 
-    def draw_text(self, text):
-        self._canvas.drawText(text._text)
+    def draw_text(self, text: PikepdfText):
+        self._cs.end_text()
 
     def draw_image(self, image: Path, x, y, width, height):
         raise NotImplementedError()
@@ -286,9 +286,8 @@ class PikepdfCanvas(BaseCanvas):
         self._page.Contents = self._pdf.make_stream(
             unparse_content_stream(self._cs.build())
         )
-        self._page.Resources = Dictionary(
-            Font=Dictionary({self._font_name: register_glyphlessfont(self._pdf)})
-        )
+        self._page.Resources = Dictionary(Font=Dictionary())
+        self._page.Resources.Font[self._font_name] = register_glyphlessfont(self._pdf)
         self._pdf.save(self.path)