diff --git a/svc/routes/pdf_assets.go b/svc/routes/pdf_assets.go
index 37d441e..43a3a4c 100644
--- a/svc/routes/pdf_assets.go
+++ b/svc/routes/pdf_assets.go
@@ -88,20 +88,42 @@ func resolveAssetPath(fileName string, relativeDirs []string) (string, error) {
 }
 
 func registerDejavuFonts(pdf *gofpdf.Fpdf, regularFamily, boldFamily string) error {
-	regularFont, err := resolvePdfAssetPath("DejaVuSans.ttf")
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	boldFont, err := resolvePdfAssetPath("DejaVuSans-Bold.ttf")
+
+	regPath, err := resolvePdfAssetPath("DejaVuSans.ttf")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	pdf.AddUTF8Font(regularFamily, "", regularFont)
-	pdf.AddUTF8Font(boldFamily, "", boldFont)
-
-	if err := pdf.Error(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("font init failed: %w", err)
+	boldPath, err := resolvePdfAssetPath("DejaVuSans-Bold.ttf")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
+
+	// Load fonts from bytes
+	pdf.AddUTF8FontFromBytes(
+		regularFamily,
+		"",
+		mustReadFile(regPath),
+	)
+
+	pdf.AddUTF8FontFromBytes(
+		boldFamily,
+		"B",
+		mustReadFile(boldPath),
+	)
+
+	// Check internal PDF error
+	if pdf.Error() != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("font init failed: %w", pdf.Error())
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
+
+func mustReadFile(path string) []byte {
+	b, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic("FONT READ ERROR: " + err.Error())
+	}
+	return b
+}