diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index f7e5611..75ed867 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Description
 -----------
 
 Successor of awesome-vain_, this costantly evolving module
-provides new layouts, a set of widgets and utility functions
+provides new layouts, a set of widgets and utility functions,
 in order to improve Awesome_ usability and configurability.
 
 Read the wiki_ for all the info.
diff --git a/widgets/calendar.lua b/widgets/calendar.lua
index 8c707c8..f684fd7 100644
--- a/widgets/calendar.lua
+++ b/widgets/calendar.lua
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ end
 function calendar:attach(widget, args)
     local args = args or {}
     calendar.icons = args.icons or icons_dir .. "cal/white/"
-    calendar.font_size = tonumber(args.font_size) or 12
+    calendar.font_size = tonumber(args.font_size) or 11
     calendar.fg = args.fg or beautiful.fg_normal or "#FFFFFF"
     calendar.bg = args.bg or beautiful.bg_normal or "#FFFFFF"
     calendar.position = args.position or "top_right"