diff --git a/src/mainwindow.cpp b/src/mainwindow.cpp
index 2ada252..e99181d 100644
--- a/src/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ void MainWindow::slotCreateTerminal()
 {
     QTermWidget* console = new QTermWidget(1,this);
     QFont font = QApplication::font();
-    font.setFamily("Courier");
+    font.setFamily("DejaVu Sans Mono");
     font.setPointSize(12);
     
     console->setTerminalFont(font);