diff --git a/plantuml/default-skin.ipu b/plantuml/default-skin.ipu
index 7e175e5..7124e44 100644
--- a/plantuml/default-skin.ipu
+++ b/plantuml/default-skin.ipu
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@
 		' get rid of access modifier icons
 		AttributeIconSize 0
 
+		' shrink message font size
+		ArrowFontSize 10
+
 		' make stereotypes less ugly
 		Stereotype {
 			Font {