diff --git a/.github/workflows/cmake.yml b/.github/workflows/cmake.yml
index 7d0217442..7e3e68064 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cmake.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cmake.yml
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ jobs:
           QT_DEBUG_PLUGINS: "1"
         run: |
           echo "starting iotdashboard"
-          DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=./qskinny_install/lib:./qskinny_install/plugins/skins ./qskinny_build/examples/bin/iotdashboard.app/Contents/MacOS/iotdashboard -qwindowgeometry 1024x600+75+100 --screenshot ${{ matrix.config.screenshot_filename }} &
+          DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=./qskinny_install/lib:./qskinny_install/plugins/skins:./qskinny_build/support ./qskinny_build/examples/bin/iotdashboard.app/Contents/MacOS/iotdashboard -qwindowgeometry 1024x600+75+100 --screenshot ${{ matrix.config.screenshot_filename }} &
           sleep 10
 
       # TODO remove 'qskinny_build\skins\material3\Release' when skin install is fixed
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           QT_DEBUG_PLUGINS: "1"
         run: |
-          $env:Path += ";./qskinny_install/bin;./qskinny_install/lib;./qskinny_install/plugins/skins;./qskinny_build/skins/material3/Release;./qskinny_build/skins/windows/Release;./qskinny_build/skins/squiek/Release"
+          $env:Path += ";./qskinny_install/bin;./qskinny_install/lib;./qskinny_install/plugins/skins;./qskinny_build/skins/material3/Release;./qskinny_build/skins/windows/Release;./qskinny_build/skins/squiek/Release;./qskinny_build/support"
           echo "starting iotdashboard"
           Start-Process qskinny_build\examples\bin\Release\iotdashboard.exe -ArgumentList "-qwindowgeometry 1024x600+0+0 --screenshot ${{ matrix.config.screenshot_filename }}"
           Start-Sleep -Seconds 10
diff --git a/src/controls/QskSkin.cpp b/src/controls/QskSkin.cpp
index 416f7a0a2..aab355dbc 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSkin.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskSkin.cpp
@@ -344,8 +344,16 @@ void QskSkin::completeFontTable()
                 continue;
             }
 
+            #define QFONT_WEIGHT_MIN 1
+            #if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK( 6, 0, 0 )
+            #define QFONT_WEIGHT_MAX 99
+            #else
+            // https://codebrowser.dev/qt6/qtbase/src/gui/text/qfont_p.h.html#34
+            #define QFONT_WEIGHT_MAX 1000
+            #endif
+
             int weight = normalFont.weight() + ( j - 2 ) * 100;
-            weight = qBound( 0, weight, 900 );
+            weight = qBound( QFONT_WEIGHT_MIN, weight, QFONT_WEIGHT_MAX );
 
             auto font = normalFont;
             font.setWeight( static_cast< QFont::Weight >( weight ) );
diff --git a/support/CMakeLists.txt b/support/CMakeLists.txt
index 7d0054446..3b3a5a14e 100644
--- a/support/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/support/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -55,7 +55,10 @@ if(HIDE_SYSTEM_FONTS)
         @ONLY NEWLINE_STYLE LF)
 
     target_compile_definitions(${target}
-        PRIVATE FONTCONFIG_FILE=${QSK_FONTCONF_FILE})
+        PRIVATE
+            FONTCONFIG_FILE=${QSK_FONTCONF_FILE}
+            FONTCONFIG_PATH=${QSK_FONTCACHEDIR}
+            QSK_FONTCONFIG_ASSERT)
 endif()
 
 set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES FOLDER libs)
diff --git a/support/SkinnyNamespace.cpp b/support/SkinnyNamespace.cpp
index ec0d95bc4..77976289c 100644
--- a/support/SkinnyNamespace.cpp
+++ b/support/SkinnyNamespace.cpp
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ static bool pluginPath = initPluginPath();
 
 #if defined( ENSURE_FONTS )
 
+    #include <QFontInfo>
+    #include <iostream>
+
     #if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK( 6, 0, 0 )
         #include <QFontDatabase>
         #include <QElapsedTimer>
@@ -112,22 +115,46 @@ static bool pluginPath = initPluginPath();
         if ( !qobject_cast< QGuiApplication* >( qApp ) )
             return; // no fonts needed
 
-    #ifdef FONTCONFIG_FILE
+#ifdef FONTCONFIG_FILE
+    {
         const char env[] = "FONTCONFIG_FILE";
         if ( !qEnvironmentVariableIsSet( env ) )
             qputenv( env, STRING( FONTCONFIG_FILE ) );
-    #endif
 
-        preloadFonts();
+        std::cout << "FONTCONFIG_FILE: " << qgetenv(env).toStdString()  <<'\n';
+    }
+#endif
+
+#ifdef FONTCONFIG_PATH
+    {
+        const char env[] = "FONTCONFIG_PATH";
+        if ( !qEnvironmentVariableIsSet( env ) )
+            qputenv( env, STRING( FONTCONFIG_PATH ) );
 
-        /*
-            The default initialization in QskSkin sets up its font table
-            with using the application font for the default font role.
-         */
-        QGuiApplication::setFont( QFont( "DejaVuSans", 12 ) );
+        std::cout << "FONTCONFIG_PATH: " << qgetenv(env).toStdString()  <<'\n';
     }
 #endif
 
+    preloadFonts();
+
+    /*
+        The default initialization in QskSkin sets up its font table
+        with using the application font for the default font role.
+     */
+    QGuiApplication::setFont( QFont( "DejaVuSans", 12 ) );
+
+// #if ( defined( FONTCONFIG_FILE ) || defined( FONTCONFIG_PATH ) ) && defined( QSK_FONTCONFIG_ASSERT )
+    const QString expected = "Roboto";
+    const QString actual = QFontInfo( QFont( expected ) ).family();
+    const QString message = QString( "Expected '%1' font to be available but instead got '%2'" )
+                                .arg( expected )
+                                .arg( actual );
+
+    Q_ASSERT_X( actual == expected, __func__, message.toStdString().c_str() );
+// #endif
+}
+#endif
+
 Q_COREAPP_STARTUP_FUNCTION( initFonts )
 
 void Skinny::changeSkin()