diff --git a/textium/src/rasterizer.rs b/textium/src/rasterizer.rs
index 1fae4b6..83529fc 100644
--- a/textium/src/rasterizer.rs
+++ b/textium/src/rasterizer.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ impl<'a> Font<'a> {
                 atlas.glyph_data.insert(chr, info);
             } else if chr == ' ' {
                 // generate a blank pixel for the space texture
-                let (mut info, _) = self.rasterize_char(' ', scale).unwrap();
+                // TODO: this is bad and should be fixed
+                let (mut info, _) = self.rasterize_char('-', scale).unwrap();
                 let empty_bitmap = Bitmap::new(1, 1);
                 let r = packer.pack_resize(&empty_bitmap, |(w, h)| (w*2, h*2));
                 info.bounding_box = r;
@@ -78,8 +79,6 @@ impl<'a> Font<'a> {
             out.set(x as usize, y as usize, (v * 255.0) as u8);
         });
 
-        println!("{:?}", bbox);
-
         let data = GlyphMetadata {
             scale: scale,
             bounding_box: Rect {