diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css.scss
index 1e049920c..dc009e357 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css.scss
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ body {
   font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;
   padding: 0;
   margin: 0;
+  font-size: 87.5%;
   line-height: 1.25em;
 }