diff --git a/cinrad/visualize/__init__.py b/cinrad/visualize/__init__.py
index 6e43f10..e89830f 100644
--- a/cinrad/visualize/__init__.py
+++ b/cinrad/visualize/__init__.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 import matplotlib
 
-matplotlib.rc("font", family="Arial")
+if 'Arial' in matplotlib.rc_params()['font.sans-serif']:
+    matplotlib.rc("font", family="Arial")
 from cinrad.visualize.ppi import *
 from cinrad.visualize.rhi import *