diff --git a/src/font.c b/src/font.c
index 0129238..d8a5d02 100644
--- a/src/font.c
+++ b/src/font.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ fail:
 
 const char *font_initEmbedded(font_t *self, int ptsize) {
   #include "font_ttf.h"
-  return initFont(self, font_ttf, 8);
+  return initFont(self, font_ttf, ptsize);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/modules/l_font.c b/src/modules/l_font.c
index 98c2ebb..5a3ad45 100644
--- a/src/modules/l_font.c
+++ b/src/modules/l_font.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 int l_font_new(lua_State *L) {
   const char *filename;
-  int ptsize = 12;
+  int ptsize = 8;
   if ( lua_isnoneornil(L, 2) ) {
     filename = NULL;
     ptsize = luaL_optnumber(L, 1, ptsize);