diff --git a/writeas/AppDelegate.swift b/writeas/AppDelegate.swift
index f8427aa..ce06e9a 100644
--- a/writeas/AppDelegate.swift
+++ b/writeas/AppDelegate.swift
@@ -29,13 +29,10 @@ class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate {
         let font = Preferences.getFont()
         if font == Preferences.PostFont.serif {
             formatFontSerifItem.state = NSOnState
-            vc?.setFont(.serif)
         } else if font == Preferences.PostFont.sans {
             formatFontSansItem.state = NSOnState
-            vc?.setFont(.sans)
         } else if font == Preferences.PostFont.mono {
             formatFontMonoItem.state = NSOnState
-            vc?.setFont(.mono)
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/writeas/ViewController.swift b/writeas/ViewController.swift
index 95f429c..1120fad 100644
--- a/writeas/ViewController.swift
+++ b/writeas/ViewController.swift
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class ViewController: NSViewController, NSTextViewDelegate, NSUserNotificationCe
 
         loadDocument()
 
-        writerText.font = NSFont(name: "Lora", size: Preferences.getFontSize())
+        writerText.font = NSFont(name: Preferences.getFont().typeface, size: Preferences.getFontSize())
         writerText.isHorizontallyResizable = false
         writerText.textContainerInset = NSSize(width: 16, height: 16)
         writerText.isAutomaticQuoteSubstitutionEnabled = false
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class ViewController: NSViewController, NSTextViewDelegate, NSUserNotificationCe
         } else {
             size -= 1
         }
-        self.writerText.font = NSFont(name: "Lora", size: size)
+        self.writerText.font = NSFont(name: Preferences.getFont().typeface, size: size)
         UserDefaults.standard.set(String(Int(size)), forKey: "editor_text_size")
         configureWindow()
     }