diff --git a/default.latex b/default.latex
index 0364eea45..db73b59a5 100644
--- a/default.latex
+++ b/default.latex
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 \documentclass[$if(fontsize)$$fontsize$,$endif$$if(lang)$$lang$,$endif$$if(papersize)$$papersize$,$endif$$for(classoption)$$classoption$$sep$,$endfor$]{$documentclass$}
+$if(fontfamily)$
+\usepackage{$fontfamily$}
+$else$
 \usepackage{lmodern}
+$endif$
 \usepackage{amssymb,amsmath}
 \usepackage{ifxetex,ifluatex}
 \usepackage{fixltx2e} % provides \textsubscript