diff --git a/src/Button.cpp b/src/Button.cpp
index 999a528..6eec3c4 100644
--- a/src/Button.cpp
+++ b/src/Button.cpp
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ void Button::on_paint() {
     auto painter = window()->painter();
 
     painter.source_rgb(style()->foreground());
-    painter.set_pango_font_description(style()->font_description());
-    painter.text(rect(), m_text, PaintTextAlign::Center, PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_END, true);
+    painter.text(rect(), m_text, PaintTextAlign::Center, PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_END, style()->font_description());
     painter.fill();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Label.cpp b/src/Label.cpp
index 26ec22e..49887dc 100644
--- a/src/Label.cpp
+++ b/src/Label.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ void Label::set_text(std::string text) {
         fit_text(text);
     }
 }
+
 void Label::on_init() {
     set_style(&default_label_style);
     fit_text(m_text);
@@ -23,8 +24,7 @@ void Label::on_paint() {
     auto painter = window()->painter();
 
     painter.source_rgb(style()->foreground());
-    painter.set_pango_font_description(style()->font_description());
-    painter.text(rect(), m_text, PaintTextAlign::Left, PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_NONE, true);
+    painter.text(rect(), m_text, PaintTextAlign::Left, PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_NONE, style()->font_description());
     painter.fill();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Painter.cpp b/src/Painter.cpp
index d21879b..bd3d66b 100644
--- a/src/Painter.cpp
+++ b/src/Painter.cpp
@@ -23,16 +23,13 @@ void Painter::rounded_rectangle(Box &geometry, double border_radius) {
     m_cairo->close_path();
 }
 
-Point Painter::compute_text_size(Box &widget_geometry, std::string &text) {
-    if (m_pango_font_description == nullptr)
-        return {-1, -1};
-
+Point Painter::compute_text_size(Box &widget_geometry, std::string &text, PangoFontDescription *pango_font_description) {
     PangoLayout *layout = pango_cairo_create_layout(m_cairo->cobj());
 
     int font_width;
     int font_height;
 
-    pango_layout_set_font_description(layout, m_pango_font_description);
+    pango_layout_set_font_description(layout, pango_font_description);
     if (widget_geometry.max_width() > 0)
         pango_layout_set_width(layout, pango_units_from_double(widget_geometry.max_width()));
     if (widget_geometry.max_height() > 0)
@@ -46,10 +43,7 @@ Point Painter::compute_text_size(Box &widget_geometry, std::string &text) {
     return { pango_units_to_double(font_width), pango_units_to_double(font_height) };
 }
 
-Point Painter::text(Box &geometry, std::string &text, PaintTextAlign align, PangoEllipsizeMode ellipsize, bool set_size) {
-    if (m_pango_font_description == nullptr)
-        return {-1,-1};
-
+Point Painter::text(Box &geometry, std::string &text, PaintTextAlign align, PangoEllipsizeMode ellipsize, PangoFontDescription *pango_font_description) {
     PangoLayout *layout = pango_cairo_create_layout(m_cairo->cobj());
 
     int font_width;
@@ -57,10 +51,10 @@ Point Painter::text(Box &geometry, std::string &text, PaintTextAlign align, Pang
     int pango_width;
     int pango_height;
 
-    pango_layout_set_font_description(layout, m_pango_font_description);
-    if (geometry.width() > 0 && set_size)
+    pango_layout_set_font_description(layout, pango_font_description);
+    if (geometry.width() > 0)
         pango_layout_set_width(layout, pango_units_from_double(geometry.width()));
-    if (geometry.height() > 0 && set_size)
+    if (geometry.height() > 0)
         pango_layout_set_height(layout, pango_units_from_double(geometry.height()));
     pango_layout_set_ellipsize(layout, ellipsize);
     pango_layout_set_text(layout, text.c_str(), -1);
diff --git a/src/Painter.hpp b/src/Painter.hpp
index 880dbcf..5b94704 100644
--- a/src/Painter.hpp
+++ b/src/Painter.hpp
@@ -17,19 +17,15 @@ enum class PaintTextAlign {
 class Painter {
 private:
     Cairo::RefPtr<Cairo::Context> m_cairo { nullptr };
-    PangoFontDescription *m_pango_font_description { nullptr };
 public:
     Painter() {}
 
     Cairo::RefPtr<Cairo::Context> cairo() { return m_cairo; }
     void set_cairo(Cairo::RefPtr<Cairo::Context> cairo) { m_cairo = cairo; }
 
-    void set_pango_font_description(PangoFontDescription *pango_font_description) { m_pango_font_description = pango_font_description; }
-    PangoFontDescription *pango_font_description() { return m_pango_font_description; }
-
     void rounded_rectangle(Box &geometry, double border_radius);
-    Point text(Box &geometry, std::string &text, PaintTextAlign align, PangoEllipsizeMode ellipsize, bool set_size);
-    Point compute_text_size(Box &widget_geometry, std::string &text);
+    Point compute_text_size(Box &widget_geometry, std::string &text, PangoFontDescription *pango_font_description);
+    Point text(Box &geometry, std::string &text, PaintTextAlign align, PangoEllipsizeMode ellipsize, PangoFontDescription *pango_font_description);
 
     bool can_paint() { if (m_cairo) return true; else return false; }
 
diff --git a/src/Widget.cpp b/src/Widget.cpp
index c92c396..d81f562 100644
--- a/src/Widget.cpp
+++ b/src/Widget.cpp
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ void Widget::fit_text(std::string &text) {
     if (!window())
         return;
 
-    window()->painter().set_pango_font_description(m_style->font_description());
-    auto size = window()->painter().compute_text_size(rect(), text);
+    auto size = window()->painter().compute_text_size(rect(), text, style()->font_description());
+    // always reflow, even if resize doesn't
     if (!resize(size)) {
         reflow();
     }