diff --git a/code/display.py b/code/display.py
index 3fdf4e1..da5ad57 100644
--- a/code/display.py
+++ b/code/display.py
@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@ class Font(MediaFile):
         return result
 
 # create the initial font defaults...
-defaultFont = Font(os.path.join(pyepldir, "resources", "vera.ttf"))
+defaultFont = Font("/usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-dejavu/DejaVuSans.ttf")
 defaultFontSize = 0.0625
 defaultFontColor = Color("white")
 
