diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/TextOverlayElement.qml b/interface/resources/qml/TextOverlayElement.qml
index 492a38ee0b..56309e5391 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/TextOverlayElement.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/TextOverlayElement.qml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ TextOverlayElement {
             text: root.text
             color: root.textColor
             font.family: root.fontFamily
-            font.pointSize: root.fontSize
+            font.pixelSize: root.fontSize
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/TextOverlay.cpp b/interface/src/ui/overlays/TextOverlay.cpp
index 32d94ec05b..e32b7804d9 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/TextOverlay.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/TextOverlay.cpp
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ void TextOverlay::setProperties(const QScriptValue& properties) {
     QScriptValue font = properties.property("font");
     if (font.isObject()) {
         if (font.property("size").isValid()) {
-            setFontSize(font.property("size").toInt32() / 1.2);
+            setFontSize(font.property("size").toInt32());
         }
     }