diff --git a/src/singletons/Settings.hpp b/src/singletons/Settings.hpp
index fc42201e3..a9c1fdb18 100644
--- a/src/singletons/Settings.hpp
+++ b/src/singletons/Settings.hpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public:
         "/appearance/messages/collapseMessagesMinLines", 0};
     BoolSetting alternateMessages = {
         "/appearance/messages/alternateMessageBackground", false};
-    FloatSetting boldScale = {"/appearance/boldScale", 50};
+    FloatSetting boldScale = {"/appearance/boldScale", 63};
     BoolSetting showTabCloseButton = {"/appearance/showTabCloseButton", true};
     BoolSetting showTabLive = {"/appearance/showTabLiveButton", false};
     BoolSetting hidePreferencesButton = {"/appearance/hidePreferencesButton",
diff --git a/src/widgets/settingspages/GeneralPage.cpp b/src/widgets/settingspages/GeneralPage.cpp
index 4ca4be2fe..8b2fbfbd8 100644
--- a/src/widgets/settingspages/GeneralPage.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/settingspages/GeneralPage.cpp
@@ -265,15 +265,14 @@ void GeneralPage::initLayout(SettingsLayout &layout)
     layout.addCheckbox("Lowercase domains", s.lowercaseDomains);
     layout.addCheckbox("Bold @usernames", s.boldUsernames);
     layout.addDropdown<float>(
-        "Username font weight", {"0", "25", "Default", "75", "100"},
-        s.boldScale,
+        "Username font weight", {"50", "Default", "75", "100"}, s.boldScale,
         [](auto val) {
-            if (val == 50)
+            if (val == 63)
                 return QString("Default");
             else
                 return QString::number(val);
         },
-        [](auto args) { return fuzzyToFloat(args.value, 50.f); });
+        [](auto args) { return fuzzyToFloat(args.value, 63.f); });
     layout.addCheckbox("Show link info when hovering", s.linkInfoTooltip);
     layout.addCheckbox("Double click links to open", s.linksDoubleClickOnly);
     layout.addCheckbox("Unshorten links", s.unshortLinks);