diff --git a/bin/mabox-obstart b/bin/mabox-obstart
index 3d545d7..83ce049 100755
--- a/bin/mabox-obstart
+++ b/bin/mabox-obstart
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ checkautostart
 [[ -v places_quicknav ]] && : || mb-setvar places_quicknav=true
 [[ -v places_bookmarks ]] && : || mb-setvar places_bookmarks=true
 [[ -v places_vboxes ]] && : || mb-setvar places_vboxes=false
+[[ -v menu_sep_font_family ]] && : || mb-setvar "menu_sep_font_family='Noto Sans Bold'"
+[[ -v menu_sep_font_size ]] && : || mb-setvar menu_sep_font_size=10
+[[ -v item_height_factor ]] && : || mb-setvar item_height_factor=200
 
 virtualboxes
 if command -v phwmon.py &>/dev/null; then