diff --git a/ankiqt/config.py b/ankiqt/config.py
index 2ed484669..25f8dfee1 100644
--- a/ankiqt/config.py
+++ b/ankiqt/config.py
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ class Config(dict):
             'syncOnProgramOpen': True,
             'syncPassword': "",
             'syncUsername': "",
-            'typeAnswerFontSize': 20,
             }
         # disable sync on deck load when upgrading
         if not self.has_key("syncOnProgramOpen"):
diff --git a/ankiqt/ui/main.py b/ankiqt/ui/main.py
index 6dfe0a0d8..3f2089aa6 100755
--- a/ankiqt/ui/main.py
+++ b/ankiqt/ui/main.py
@@ -636,12 +636,6 @@ counts are %d %d %d
         self.typeAnswerField = QLineEditNoUndo(self)
         self.typeAnswerField.setObjectName("typeAnswerField")
         self.typeAnswerField.setFixedWidth(351)
-        f = QFont()
-        f.setPixelSize(self.config['typeAnswerFontSize'])
-        self.typeAnswerField.setFont(f)
-        # add some extra space as layout is wrong on osx
-        self.typeAnswerField.setFixedHeight(
-            self.typeAnswerField.sizeHint().height() + 10)
         vbox = QVBoxLayout()
         vbox.setSpacing(0)
         vbox.setContentsMargins(0,0,0,0)
diff --git a/ankiqt/ui/view.py b/ankiqt/ui/view.py
index a535679ba..8fba34851 100644
--- a/ankiqt/ui/view.py
+++ b/ankiqt/ui/view.py
@@ -150,9 +150,10 @@ class View(object):
         if (self.state != self.oldState and not nosound
             and self.main.config['autoplaySounds']):
             playFromText(q)
+        if self.main.currentCard.cardModel.typeAnswer:
+            self.adjustInputFont()
 
-    def calculateOkBadStyle(self):
-        "Precalculates styles for correct and incorrect part of answer"
+    def getFont(self):
         sz = 20
         fn = u"Arial"
         for fm in self.main.currentCard.fact.model.fieldModels:
@@ -160,6 +161,22 @@ class View(object):
                 sz = fm.quizFontSize or sz
                 fn = fm.quizFontFamily or fn
                 break
+        return (fn, sz)
+
+    def adjustInputFont(self):
+        (fn, sz) = self.getFont()
+        f = QFont()
+        f.setFamily(fn)
+        f.setPixelSize(sz)
+        self.main.typeAnswerField.setFont(f)
+        # add some extra space as layout is wrong on osx
+        self.main.typeAnswerField.setFixedHeight(
+            self.main.typeAnswerField.sizeHint().height() + 10)
+
+
+    def calculateOkBadStyle(self):
+        "Precalculates styles for correct and incorrect part of answer"
+        (fn, sz) = self.getFont()
         st = "background: %s; color: #000; font-size: %dpx; font-family: %s;"
         self.styleOk  = st % (passedCharColour, sz, fn)
         self.styleBad = st % (failedCharColour, sz, fn)