diff --git a/materials.xml b/materials.xml
index 5c2781b8d..142c2f5bd 100644
--- a/materials.xml
+++ b/materials.xml
@@ -2702,8 +2702,8 @@ Shared parameters for various materials.
    <a>1.0</a>
   </specular>
   <emissive>
-  <r>0.13</r>
-  <g>0.11</g>
+  <r>0.0</r>
+  <g>0.0</g>
   <b>0.0</b>
   <a>1.0</a>
  </emissive>
diff --git a/preferences.xml b/preferences.xml
index 75f8417ad..398f89605 100644
--- a/preferences.xml
+++ b/preferences.xml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Started September 2000 by David Megginson, david@megginson.com
 
  <!-- General simulation preferences -->
  <sim>
+  <font>Helvetica.txf</font>
   <aircraft>c172</aircraft>
   <virtual-cockpit type="bool">false</virtual-cockpit>
   <startup>