diff --git a/holoviews/ipython/__init__.py b/holoviews/ipython/__init__.py
index e096269814..eff88d356f 100644
--- a/holoviews/ipython/__init__.py
+++ b/holoviews/ipython/__init__.py
@@ -123,8 +123,12 @@ def __call__(self, *args, **params):
 
         # Not quite right, should be set when switching backends
         if 'matplotlib' in Store.renderers and not notebook_extension._loaded:
-            svg_exporter = Store.renderers['matplotlib'].instance(holomap=None,fig='svg')
-            holoviews.archive.exporters = [svg_exporter] + holoviews.archive.exporters
+            mpl_exporter = Store.renderers['matplotlib'].instance(holomap='widgets',fig='svg')
+            holoviews.archive.exporters = [mpl_exporter] + holoviews.archive.exporters
+
+        if 'bokeh' in Store.renderers and not notebook_extension._loaded:
+            bk_exporter = Store.renderers['bokeh'].instance(holomap='widgets')
+            holoviews.archive.exporters = [bk_exporter] + holoviews.archive.exporters
 
         p = param.ParamOverrides(self, {k:v for k,v in params.items() if k!='config'})
         if p.case_sensitive_completion:
diff --git a/holoviews/plotting/bokeh/renderer.py b/holoviews/plotting/bokeh/renderer.py
index 08e09ba111..db58a81b9c 100644
--- a/holoviews/plotting/bokeh/renderer.py
+++ b/holoviews/plotting/bokeh/renderer.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ def __call__(self, obj, fmt=None, doc=None):
         if self.mode == 'server':
             return self.server_doc(plot, doc), info
         elif isinstance(plot, tuple(self.widgets.values())):
-            return plot(), info
+            return self.static_html(obj), info
         elif fmt == 'png':
             png = self._figure_data(plot, fmt=fmt, doc=doc)
             return png, info
diff --git a/holoviews/plotting/mpl/renderer.py b/holoviews/plotting/mpl/renderer.py
index a1747ed28c..f9704db628 100644
--- a/holoviews/plotting/mpl/renderer.py
+++ b/holoviews/plotting/mpl/renderer.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def __call__(self, obj, fmt='auto'):
         if plot is None: return
 
         if isinstance(plot, tuple(self.widgets.values())):
-            data = plot()
+            data = self.static_html(obj)
         else:
             with mpl.rc_context(rc=plot.fig_rcparams):
                 data = self._figure_data(plot, fmt, **({'dpi':self.dpi} if self.dpi else {}))
diff --git a/holoviews/plotting/renderer.py b/holoviews/plotting/renderer.py
index e7189c1d90..7eab5172aa 100644
--- a/holoviews/plotting/renderer.py
+++ b/holoviews/plotting/renderer.py
@@ -266,6 +266,10 @@ def html(self, obj, fmt=None, css=None, **kwargs):
         code to initialize a Comm, if the plot supplies one.
         """
         plot, fmt =  self._validate(obj, fmt)
+
+        if any(isinstance(plot, w) for w in self.widgets.values()):
+            return plot()
+
         figdata, _ = self(plot, fmt, **kwargs)
         if css is None: css = self.css