diff --git a/src/font_test_manager.py b/src/font_test_manager.py
index fada0a36..b20a1c59 100644
--- a/src/font_test_manager.py
+++ b/src/font_test_manager.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class FontTestManager:
         
         # Load the TTF font with PIL
         try:
-            self.font = ImageFont.truetype(self.font_path, 5)  # Size 7 for 5x7 font
+            self.font = ImageFont.truetype(self.font_path, 8)  # Size 7 for 5x7 font
             self.logger.info(f"Successfully loaded 5x7 regular TTF font from {self.font_path}")
         except Exception as e:
             self.logger.error(f"Failed to load 5x7 TTF font: {e}")