diff --git a/crates/engine/src/tests/text_edit.rs b/crates/engine/src/tests/text_edit.rs
index c07edf4aa..bd0516ef4 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/tests/text_edit.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/tests/text_edit.rs
@@ -928,13 +928,14 @@ fn fonts_lists_bundled_and_installed_families() {
     let r = s.execute("text.fonts", json!({"query": "noto ser", "rescan": true})).unwrap();
     assert_eq!(r["families"][0]["family"], "Noto Serif");
     // The bundled face is Regular; the OS can also provide Bold, Italic, or other faces.
-    // Compare against the independent directory inventory rather than assuming an empty OS.
+    // Compare against the faces the font database retained after the rescan: a system face
+    // whose family and primary style duplicate a bundled one is skipped.
     let mut expected_styles = std::collections::BTreeSet::from(["Regular".to_string()]);
     expected_styles.extend(
-        installed
+        effectcraft_text::fonts::all_faces()
             .iter()
-            .filter(|face| face.family.eq_ignore_ascii_case("Noto Serif"))
-            .flat_map(|face| std::iter::once(face.style.clone()).chain(face.instances.iter().map(|i| i.style.clone()))),
+            .filter(|face| face.info.family.eq_ignore_ascii_case("Noto Serif"))
+            .flat_map(|face| std::iter::once(face.info.style.clone()).chain(face.info.instances.iter().map(|i| i.style.clone()))),
     );
     let styles: Vec<String> = r["families"][0]["styles"].as_array().unwrap().iter().map(|style| style.as_str().unwrap().to_string()).collect();
     assert_eq!(styles.iter().cloned().collect::<std::collections::BTreeSet<_>>(), expected_styles);
diff --git a/crates/text/src/fonts/tests.rs b/crates/text/src/fonts/tests.rs
index ea47bdcc8..f6bb9b6a5 100644
--- a/crates/text/src/fonts/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/text/src/fonts/tests.rs
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ fn bundled_families_and_resolution() {
         let candidates: Vec<_> = faces.iter().filter(|f| f.info.family.eq_ignore_ascii_case(family)).collect();
         let exact = candidates
             .iter()
-            .find(|f| f.info.style.eq_ignore_ascii_case("Bold Italic") || f.info.instances.iter().any(|i| i.style.eq_ignore_ascii_case("Bold Italic")));
+            .find(|f| f.info.style.eq_ignore_ascii_case("Bold Italic"))
+            .or_else(|| candidates.iter().find(|f| f.info.instances.iter().any(|i| i.style.eq_ignore_ascii_case("Bold Italic"))));
         if let Some(exact) = exact {
             assert_eq!(resolved.face, exact.id, "real style wins for {family}");
             assert!(!resolved.synth_bold && !resolved.synth_italic);