diff --git a/LuaMenu/widgets/chobby/core.lua b/LuaMenu/widgets/chobby/core.lua
index 8a8dac830..cddd7a650 100644
--- a/LuaMenu/widgets/chobby/core.lua
+++ b/LuaMenu/widgets/chobby/core.lua
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ for _, file in ipairs(includes) do
 end
 
 function Chobby:_Initialize()
+	-- Invalidate the chili font cache. Without this certain font sizes
+	-- will be invisible after Spring.Reload on many systems.
+	Chili.FontHandler.InvalidateFontCache()
 	self:WrapCall(function()
 		WG.Delay(function()
 			lobby:AddListener("OnJoinBattle",
diff --git a/libs/chiliui/luamenu/chili/chili/handlers/fonthandler.lua b/libs/chiliui/luamenu/chili/chili/handlers/fonthandler.lua
index 195d31b30..7667f18c1 100644
--- a/libs/chiliui/luamenu/chili/chili/handlers/fonthandler.lua
+++ b/libs/chiliui/luamenu/chili/chili/handlers/fonthandler.lua
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ local refCounts = {}
 --//  maximum fontsize difference
 --// when we don't find the wanted font rendered with the wanted fontsize
 --// (in respect to this threshold) then recreate a new one
-local fontsize_threshold = 2
+local fontsize_threshold = 0 -- who thought this was ever a good idea?
 
 --//=============================================================================
 --// Destroy
@@ -81,4 +81,8 @@ function FontHandler.LoadFont(fontname,size,outwidth,outweight)
   loadedFonts[idx] = font
   refCounts[idx] = 1
   return font
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end
+
+function FontHandler.InvalidateFontCache()
+  loadedFonts = {}
+end