diff --git a/freetype2gl3.cc b/freetype2gl3.cc
index aa1a027..95b188a 100644
--- a/freetype2gl3.cc
+++ b/freetype2gl3.cc
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ using namespace std;
 #define WIDTH   500
 #define HEIGHT  500
 
+static FT_Library ft;
+static FT_Face face;
+
 void init(void)
 {
     glClearColor (0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
@@ -59,12 +62,20 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         return 2;
     }
 
-    FT_Library ft;
     if (FT_Init_FreeType(&ft) != 0)
     {
         cerr << "Could not FT_Init_FreeType()" << endl;
+        return 2;
     }
 
+    if (FT_New_Face(ft, "/usr/share/fonts/truetype/freefont/FreeMono.ttf", 0, &face) != 0)
+    {
+        cerr << "Could not load FreeMono.ttf" << endl;
+        return 2;
+    }
+
+    FT_Set_Pixel_Sizes(face, 0, 20);
+
     init();
     display(window);
     SDL_Event event;