diff --git a/TextEd/Document.m b/TextEd/Document.m
index 9f88652..c5be050 100644
--- a/TextEd/Document.m
+++ b/TextEd/Document.m
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 - (void)windowControllerDidLoadNib:(NSWindowController *)aController
 {
     [super windowControllerDidLoadNib:aController];
-    [self.textView setFont:[NSFont userFixedPitchFontOfSize:16]];
+    [self.textView setFont:[NSFont userFixedPitchFontOfSize:[[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] integerForKey:@"fontSize"]]];
     // Add any code here that needs to be executed once the windowController has loaded the document's window.
 }