diff --git a/nix/configurations/vanadium/home/programs.nix b/nix/configurations/vanadium/home/programs.nix
index 82bd338a..7e174c2c 100644
--- a/nix/configurations/vanadium/home/programs.nix
+++ b/nix/configurations/vanadium/home/programs.nix
@@ -107,7 +107,10 @@ in {
         feh.enable = true;
         sioyek.enable = true;
 
-        kitty.enable = true;
+        kitty = {
+          enable = true;
+          font.size = 12; # sweet spot for framework 13
+        };
       };
 
       services = {
diff --git a/nix/homeModules/common/kitty.nix b/nix/homeModules/common/kitty.nix
index 93cb9c4e..b17ed906 100644
--- a/nix/homeModules/common/kitty.nix
+++ b/nix/homeModules/common/kitty.nix
@@ -14,10 +14,8 @@ in {
     ];
 
     programs.kitty = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
-      font = {
-        name = "family=\"Altiosevka NFM\"";
-        size = 13;
-      };
+      font.name = "family=\"Altiosevka NFM\"";
+
       settings = {
         # Make text thicker
         text_composition_strategy = lib.mkIf pkgs.stdenv.isLinux "2.8 0";