diff --git a/i3config b/i3config
index 0a96b1ce7f55e7097c33a557adb0c73352d59c2f..71dc4368710e346f57710d0f730f0020d0c4d739 100644
--- a/i3config
+++ b/i3config
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ # kill focused window
 bindsym $mod+Shift+q kill
 
 # start dmenu (a program launcher)
-bindsym $mod+d exec --no-startup-id "dmenu_run -nf '#BBBBBB' -nb '#222222' -sb '#005577' -sf '#EEEEEE' -fn 'monospace-10'"
+bindsym $mod+d exec --no-startup-id "dmenu_run -nf '#BBBBBB' -nb '#222222' -sb '#005577' -sf '#EEEEEE' -fn 'BerkeleyMono-10'"
 # A more modern dmenu replacement is rofi:
 # bindcode $mod+40 exec "rofi -modi drun,run -show drun"
 # There also is i3-dmenu-desktop which only displays applications shipping a