diff --git a/hexrd/ui/hexrd_config.py b/hexrd/ui/hexrd_config.py
index 734ba8256..3943ca804 100644
--- a/hexrd/ui/hexrd_config.py
+++ b/hexrd/ui/hexrd_config.py
@@ -470,6 +470,8 @@ def load_from_state(self, state):
                 'show_all_colormaps',
                 'limited_cmaps_list',
                 'default_cmap',
+                # Ignore the font size when loading from state
+                'font_size',
             ]
 
         try: