diff --git a/framework/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_typography.scss b/framework/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_typography.scss
index b2bc7be..ab2e889 100644
--- a/framework/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_typography.scss
+++ b/framework/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_typography.scss
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ $blueprint-font-size: 12px !default;
 }
 
 @mixin normal-text      { font-family: $blueprint-font-family; color: $font-color; }
-@mixin fixed-width-text { font: 1em $blueprint-fixed-font-family; line-height: 1.5; }
+@mixin fixed-width-text { font: 1em $blueprint-fixed-font-family; line-height: 1.5; font-weight: inherit;}
 @mixin header-text      { font-weight: normal; color: $header-color; }
 @mixin quiet            { color: $quiet-color; }
 @mixin loud             { color: $loud-color; }