diff --git a/lib/site_template/_sass/_base.scss b/lib/site_template/_sass/_base.scss
index e5fd0fd8..5433144c 100644
--- a/lib/site_template/_sass/_base.scss
+++ b/lib/site_template/_sass/_base.scss
@@ -14,10 +14,7 @@ dl, dd, ol, ul, figure {
  * Basic styling
  */
 body {
-    font-family: $base-font-family;
-    font-size: $base-font-size;
-    line-height: $base-line-height;
-    font-weight: 300;
+    font: $base-font-weight #{$base-font-size}/#{$base-line-height} $base-font-family;
     color: $text-color;
     background-color: $background-color;
     -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;
@@ -80,7 +77,7 @@ li {
  * Headings
  */
 h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
-    font-weight: 300;
+    font-weight: $base-font-weight;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/lib/site_template/css/main.scss b/lib/site_template/css/main.scss
index 52b6a691..31dcfe0f 100755
--- a/lib/site_template/css/main.scss
+++ b/lib/site_template/css/main.scss
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 // Our variables
 $base-font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
 $base-font-size:   16px;
+$base-font-weight: 300;
 $small-font-size:  $base-font-size * 0.875;
 $base-line-height: 1.5;