diff --git a/app/lib/actions/ui.js b/app/lib/actions/ui.js
index 2bc78d77..68e55375 100644
--- a/app/lib/actions/ui.js
+++ b/app/lib/actions/ui.js
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ export function increaseFontSize () {
       effect () {
         const state = getState();
         const old = state.ui.fontSizeOverride || state.ui.fontSize;
-        const size = old + 1;
+        const value = old + 1;
         dispatch({
           type: UI_FONT_SIZE_SET,
-          size
+          value
         });
       }
     });
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ export function decreaseFontSize () {
       effect () {
         const state = getState();
         const old = state.ui.fontSizeOverride || state.ui.fontSize;
-        const size = old + 1;
+        const value = old - 1;
         dispatch({
           type: UI_FONT_SIZE_SET,
-          size
+          value
         });
       }
     });
diff --git a/app/lib/containers/notifications.js b/app/lib/containers/notifications.js
index 5066047e..b127bc28 100644
--- a/app/lib/containers/notifications.js
+++ b/app/lib/containers/notifications.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const NotificationsContainer = connect(
     const state_ = {};
 
     if (notifications.font) {
-      const fontSize = ui.fontSize;
+      const fontSize = ui.fontSizeOverride || ui.fontSize;
 
       Object.assign(state_, {
         fontShowing: true,
diff --git a/app/lib/index.js b/app/lib/index.js
index f9f43c99..d2714297 100644
--- a/app/lib/index.js
+++ b/app/lib/index.js
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ rpc.on('increase fontSize req', () => {
 });
 
 rpc.on('decrease fontSize req', () => {
-  store_.dispatch(uiActions.resetFontSize());
+  store_.dispatch(uiActions.decreaseFontSize());
 });
 
 rpc.on('move left req', () => {
diff --git a/app/lib/reducers/ui.js b/app/lib/reducers/ui.js
index b8d1d7a7..05b87323 100644
--- a/app/lib/reducers/ui.js
+++ b/app/lib/reducers/ui.js
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ const reducer = (state = initial, action) => {
       break;
 
     case UI_FONT_SIZE_SET:
-      state_ = state.set('fontSizeOverride', state.value);
+      state_ = state.set('fontSizeOverride', action.value);
       break;
 
     case UI_FONT_SIZE_RESET: