diff --git a/examples/SVG Export/Text Testing.html b/examples/SVG Export/Text Testing.html
index 4a4de860..1802df10 100644
--- a/examples/SVG Export/Text Testing.html	
+++ b/examples/SVG Export/Text Testing.html	
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 		*/
 		text.rotate(45);
 		text.shear(.85, .15);
-		text.scale(.85, .75);
+		text.scale(.85, 2);
 		
 		var path2 = new Path.Circle(new Point(100, 100), 50);
 		path2.strokeColor = 'black';
diff --git a/src/svg/SvgExporter.js b/src/svg/SvgExporter.js
index e8b99ad4..08ff3cba 100644
--- a/src/svg/SvgExporter.js
+++ b/src/svg/SvgExporter.js
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ var SvgExporter = this.SvgExporter = new function() {
 	}
 
 	function getTransform(item) {
+		// Note, we're taking out the translation part of the matrix and move it
+		// to x, y attributes, to produce more readable markup, and not have to
+		// use center points in rotate(). To do so, SVG requries us to inverse
+		// transform the translation point by the matrix itself, since they are
+		// provided in local coordinates.
 		var matrix = item._matrix.createShiftless(),
 			trans =  matrix._inverseTransform(item._matrix.getTranslation()),
 			attrs = {
@@ -68,7 +73,7 @@ var SvgExporter = this.SvgExporter = new function() {
 			scale = matrix.getScaling();
 		if (angle != null) {
 			transform.push(angle
-					? 'rotate(' + angle + ',' + formatPoint(center) +')'
+					? 'rotate(' + formatNumber(angle) + ')'
 					: 'scale(' + formatPoint(scale) +')');
 		} else {
 			transform.push('matrix(' + matrix.getValues().join(',') + ')');