diff --git a/chrome/content/scaffold/scaffold.js b/chrome/content/scaffold/scaffold.js
index 74ac6ad0a5..94990fd3c6 100644
--- a/chrome/content/scaffold/scaffold.js
+++ b/chrome/content/scaffold/scaffold.js
@@ -596,8 +596,8 @@ var Scaffold = new function () {
 		_editors.code.updateOptions({ fontSize: size + 1 });
 		_editors.tests.updateOptions({ fontSize: size + 1 });
 		document.getElementById("scaffold-pane").style.fontSize = sizeWithPX;
-		if (size == 11) {
-			// for the default value 11, clear the prefs
+		if (size == 13) {
+			// for the default value 13, clear the prefs
 			Zotero.Prefs.clear('scaffold.fontSize');
 		}
 		else {
@@ -606,11 +606,11 @@ var Scaffold = new function () {
 	};
 
 	this.increaseFontSize = function () {
-		var currentSize = Zotero.Prefs.get("scaffold.fontSize") || 11;
+		var currentSize = Zotero.Prefs.get("scaffold.fontSize") || 13;
 		this.setFontSize(currentSize + 2);
 	};
 	this.decreaseFontSize = function () {
-		var currentSize = Zotero.Prefs.get("scaffold.fontSize") || 11;
+		var currentSize = Zotero.Prefs.get("scaffold.fontSize") || 13;
 		this.setFontSize(currentSize - 2);
 	};
 
diff --git a/chrome/content/scaffold/scaffold.xhtml b/chrome/content/scaffold/scaffold.xhtml
index e2b8ae08c0..e86c67a2a2 100644
--- a/chrome/content/scaffold/scaffold.xhtml
+++ b/chrome/content/scaffold/scaffold.xhtml
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
 
 		<command id="cmd_increase_font_size" oncommand="Scaffold.increaseFontSize()"/>
 		<command id="cmd_decrease_font_size" oncommand="Scaffold.decreaseFontSize()"/>
-		<command id="cmd_restore_font_size" oncommand="Scaffold.setFontSize(11)"/>
+		<command id="cmd_restore_font_size" oncommand="Scaffold.setFontSize(13)"/>
 		
 		<commandset id="editMenuCommands"/>
 	</commandset>