diff --git a/hhuthesis.cls b/hhuthesis.cls
index 346300014f9646de7ad89af74547511c24ed98c3..803194e672b590710bb57003aea69d844611e75a 100644
--- a/hhuthesis.cls
+++ b/hhuthesis.cls
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
 %%% Formatting and Typesetting
 
 %% Corporate Design says to use Arial, but TeXLive only provides helvet
-\RequirePackage{helvet}
+\RequirePackage[scaled=0.9]{helvet}
 \renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault}
 \RequirePackage[scaled=0.85]{beramono}