diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index 013fc0f..9ba67cd 100755
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ sudo systemctl enable "${units[@]}"
 step "Linking dotfiles with stow"
 # Create real parent dirs first, otherwise stow symlinks the whole directory
 # (e.g. ~/.config) into the repo and every app's files end up in git
-mkdir -p "$HOME/.config" "$HOME/.local/bin" "$HOME/.local/share" "$HOME/Pictures"
+mkdir -p "$HOME/.config" "$HOME/.local/bin" "$HOME/.local/share/fonts" "$HOME/Pictures"
 # Sunshine keeps credentials and logs beside its config; those must stay out of git
 mkdir -p "$HOME/.config/sunshine"
 mkdir -p -m 700 "$HOME/.ssh"
@@ -165,4 +165,7 @@ if [[ "$(getent passwd "$USER" | cut -d: -f7)" != */zsh ]]; then
     chsh -s /usr/bin/zsh
 fi
 
+# Picks up the stowed fonts in ~/.local/share/fonts (SF Pro Display for hyprlock)
+fc-cache -f "$HOME/.local/share/fonts" >/dev/null
+
 step "Done — reboot to load drivers and start Hyprland"
diff --git a/dotfiles/.config/hypr/hyprlock.conf b/dotfiles/.config/hypr/hyprlock.conf
index fb0b7e1..6bf5770 100644
--- a/dotfiles/.config/hypr/hyprlock.conf
+++ b/dotfiles/.config/hypr/hyprlock.conf
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ label {
     text = cmd[update:1000] echo "$(~/.config/hypr/hyprlock/Scripts/songdetail.sh)" 
     color = rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6)
     font_size = 18
-    font_family = JetBrains Mono Nerd, SF Pro Display Bold
+    font_family = JetBrainsMono Nerd Font, SF Pro Display Bold
     position = 0, 90
     halign = center
     valign = bottom
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ label {
     text = cmd[update:1000] echo "$(~/.config/hypr/hyprlock/Scripts/songdetail.sh)" 
     color = rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6)
     font_size = 28
-    font_family = JetBrains Mono Nerd, SF Pro Display Bold
+    font_family = JetBrainsMono Nerd Font, SF Pro Display Bold
     position = 0, 90
     halign = center
     valign = bottom
diff --git a/dotfiles/.config/hypr/hyprlock/Fonts/JetBrains/JetBrains Mono Nerd.ttf b/dotfiles/.config/hypr/hyprlock/Fonts/JetBrains/JetBrains Mono Nerd.ttf
deleted file mode 100644
index f9f0185..0000000
Binary files a/dotfiles/.config/hypr/hyprlock/Fonts/JetBrains/JetBrains Mono Nerd.ttf and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/dotfiles/.config/quickshell/scripts/sync-dotfiles.sh b/dotfiles/.config/quickshell/scripts/sync-dotfiles.sh
index b706114..82234b8 100755
--- a/dotfiles/.config/quickshell/scripts/sync-dotfiles.sh
+++ b/dotfiles/.config/quickshell/scripts/sync-dotfiles.sh
@@ -40,9 +40,12 @@ if ! command -v stow &> /dev/null; then
 fi
 
 info "Applying dotfiles with stow..."
+# Real dirs first, or stow links the whole folder into the repo (see bootstrap.sh)
+mkdir -p "$HOME/.local/share/fonts"
 # -R restows: drops links for files removed from the repo and adds new ones.
 if stow -R -d "$DOTFILES" -t "$HOME" dotfiles; then
   info "Dotfiles applied."
+  fc-cache "$HOME/.local/share/fonts" >/dev/null 2>&1
 else
   warn "stow hit a conflict — nothing was changed. Fix it and re-run:"
   warn "  stow -R -d $DOTFILES -t ~ dotfiles"
diff --git a/dotfiles/.config/hypr/hyprlock/Fonts/SF Pro Display/SF Pro Display Bold.otf b/dotfiles/.local/share/fonts/SF-Pro-Display-Bold.otf
similarity index 100%
rename from dotfiles/.config/hypr/hyprlock/Fonts/SF Pro Display/SF Pro Display Bold.otf
rename to dotfiles/.local/share/fonts/SF-Pro-Display-Bold.otf
diff --git a/dotfiles/.config/hypr/hyprlock/Fonts/SF Pro Display/SF Pro Display Regular.otf b/dotfiles/.local/share/fonts/SF-Pro-Display-Regular.otf
similarity index 100%
rename from dotfiles/.config/hypr/hyprlock/Fonts/SF Pro Display/SF Pro Display Regular.otf
rename to dotfiles/.local/share/fonts/SF-Pro-Display-Regular.otf