diff --git a/configuration.nix b/configuration.nix
index 0e6b092..3bfdf56 100644
--- a/configuration.nix
+++ b/configuration.nix
@@ -58,8 +58,10 @@
 
   i18n.defaultLocale = "en_US.UTF-8";
   console = {
-    font = "Lat2-Terminus16";
+    font = "ter-u24n";
     keyMap = "de-latin1-nodeadkeys";
+    packages = with pkgs; [ terminus_font ];
+    earlySetup = true;
   };
 
   fonts.packages = with pkgs; [