diff --git a/panda/src/text/config_text.cxx b/panda/src/text/config_text.cxx
index fcdb2921ac..c6af15dcf0 100644
--- a/panda/src/text/config_text.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/text/config_text.cxx
@@ -49,6 +49,6 @@ const float text_poly_margin = config_text.GetFloat("text-poly-margin", 1.0f);
 const int text_page_x_size = config_text.GetInt("text-page-x-size", 256);
 const int text_page_y_size = config_text.GetInt("text-page-y-size", 256);
 const float text_point_size = config_text.GetFloat("text-point-size", 10.0f);
-const float text_pixels_per_unit = config_text.GetFloat("text-pixels-per-unit", 40.0f);
+const float text_pixels_per_unit = config_text.GetFloat("text-pixels-per-unit", 30.0f);
 const bool text_small_caps = config_text.GetBool("text-small-caps", false);
 const float text_small_caps_scale = config_text.GetFloat("text-small-caps-scale", 0.8f);