diff --git a/src/font.rs b/src/font.rs
index 0295956..a4b4827 100644
--- a/src/font.rs
+++ b/src/font.rs
@@ -55,17 +55,10 @@ pub fn setup_fonts(ctx: &egui::Context, selected_name: &str) -> String {
 }
 
 fn find_fonts_dir() -> PathBuf {
-    // 1. CWD + fonts/ (cargo run from project root)
-    let cwd_fonts = PathBuf::from("fonts");
-    if cwd_fonts.is_dir() {
-        return cwd_fonts;
+    let cwd = PathBuf::from("fonts");
+    if cwd.is_dir() {
+        return cwd;
     }
-    // 2. CWD + ../fonts/ (exe running from target/{debug,release})
-    let parent_fonts = PathBuf::from("../fonts");
-    if parent_fonts.is_dir() {
-        return parent_fonts;
-    }
-    // 3. Exe parent + fonts/ (deployed, fonts next to exe)
     if let Ok(exe) = std::env::current_exe() {
         if let Some(parent) = exe.parent() {
             let p = parent.join("fonts");
@@ -74,6 +67,9 @@ fn find_fonts_dir() -> PathBuf {
             }
         }
     }
-    // 4. Fallback (will fail with file-not-found, graceful fallback to bundled font)
+    let up = PathBuf::from("../fonts");
+    if up.is_dir() {
+        return up;
+    }
     PathBuf::from("fonts")
 }