diff --git a/apps/krk_yutani_test.krk b/apps/krk_yutani_test.krk
index 6071b09e..589041e8 100644
--- a/apps/krk_yutani_test.krk
+++ b/apps/krk_yutani_test.krk
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from _yutani import (color, Yutani, Window, Decorator, Message,
 let running = True
 let y = Yutani()
 let w = Window(640,480,title="Test Window",doublebuffer=True)
-let dejavu = Font("/usr/share/fonts/truetype/dejavu/DejaVuSans.ttf",13)
+let dejavu = Font("sans-serif",13)
 
 w.move(200,200)
 
diff --git a/lib/kuroko/_yutani.c b/lib/kuroko/_yutani.c
index 5cb24b30..2c348590 100644
--- a/lib/kuroko/_yutani.c
+++ b/lib/kuroko/_yutani.c
@@ -889,7 +889,13 @@ static KrkValue _font_init(int argc, KrkValue argv[], int hasKw) {
 		if (!krk_isInstanceOf(fontColor, YutaniColor)) return krk_runtimeError(vm.exceptions->typeError, "expected color");
 	}
 
-	self->fontData = tt_font_from_file(AS_CSTRING(argv[1]));
+	/* Try to be smart about this */
+	if (strstr(AS_CSTRING(argv[1]), "sans-serif") == AS_CSTRING(argv[1]) || strstr(AS_CSTRING(argv[1]), "monospace") == AS_CSTRING(argv[1])) {
+		self->fontData = tt_font_from_shm(AS_CSTRING(argv[1]));
+	} else {
+		self->fontData = tt_font_from_file(AS_CSTRING(argv[1]));
+	}
+
 	if (!self->fontData)
 		return krk_runtimeError(vm.exceptions->typeError, "failed to load font");