diff --git a/src/font/system.rs b/src/font/system.rs
index 275b0a8..c0f92a5 100644
--- a/src/font/system.rs
+++ b/src/font/system.rs
@@ -143,13 +143,13 @@ impl FontSystem {
 
         let mut db = fontdb::Database::new();
 
+        Self::load_fonts(&mut db, fonts.into_iter());
+
         //TODO: configurable default fonts
         db.set_monospace_family("Fira Mono");
         db.set_sans_serif_family("Fira Sans");
         db.set_serif_family("DejaVu Serif");
 
-        Self::load_fonts(&mut db, fonts.into_iter());
-
         Self::new_with_locale_and_db(locale, db)
     }