diff --git a/src/libprs500/web/feeds/recipes/nytimes.py b/src/libprs500/web/feeds/recipes/nytimes.py
index 23efd6eabd..c1934e68cd 100644
--- a/src/libprs500/web/feeds/recipes/nytimes.py
+++ b/src/libprs500/web/feeds/recipes/nytimes.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ class NYTimes(BasicNewsRecipe):
     encoding = 'cp1252'
     no_stylesheets = True
     extra_css = 'h1 {font: sans-serif large;}\n.byline {font:monospace;}'
+    html2lrf_options = ['--base-font-size', '14']
     
     def get_browser(self):
         br = BasicNewsRecipe.get_browser()