diff --git a/source.lua b/source.lua
index 14d7afc..1aa1f74 100644
--- a/source.lua
+++ b/source.lua
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ function source.load_settings()
   if Show_log_browser_side then
     right = App.screen.width/2 - Margin_right
   end
-  Editor_state = edit.initialize_state(Margin_top, Margin_left + Line_number_width*App.width('m'), right, font, font_height, math.floor(settings.font_height*1.3))
+  Editor_state = edit.initialize_state(Margin_top, Margin_left + Line_number_width*App.width('m'), right, font, settings.font_height, math.floor(settings.font_height*1.3))
   Editor_state.filename = settings.filename
   Editor_state.filename = basename(Editor_state.filename)  -- migrate settings that used full paths; we now support only relative paths within the app
   if settings.cursors then
diff --git a/source_edit.lua b/source_edit.lua
index 8032278..f58d7e3 100644
--- a/source_edit.lua
+++ b/source_edit.lua
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ function edit.initialize_state(top, left, right, font, font_height, line_height)
     previous_drawing_mode = nil,  -- extra state for some ephemeral modes like moving/deleting/naming points
 
     font = font,
-    font_height = font:getHeight(),
+    font_height = font_height,
     line_height = line_height,
 
     top = top,