diff --git a/hyperglass/.gitignore b/hyperglass/.gitignore
index 27daead..4d57f3e 100644
--- a/hyperglass/.gitignore
+++ b/hyperglass/.gitignore
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ gunicorn_config.py
 gunicorn_dev_config.py
 test.py
 __pycache__/
-parsing/
+parsing/
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diff --git a/hyperglass/configuration/models.py b/hyperglass/configuration/models.py
index a70ad25..78b6056 100644
--- a/hyperglass/configuration/models.py
+++ b/hyperglass/configuration/models.py
@@ -254,20 +254,8 @@ class Branding(BaseSettings):
     class Font(BaseSettings):
         """Class model for params.branding.font"""
 
-        class Primary(BaseSettings):
-            """Class model for params.branding.font.primary"""
-
-            name: str = "Nunito"
-            url: UrlStr = "https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Nunito:400,600,700"
-
-        class Mono(BaseSettings):
-            """Class model for params.branding.font.mono"""
-
-            name: str = "Fira Mono"
-            url: UrlStr = "https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Fira+Mono"
-
-        primary: Primary = Primary()
-        mono: Mono = Mono()
+        primary: str = "Nunito"
+        mono: str = "Fira Code"
 
     class Footer(BaseSettings):
         """Class model for params.branding.font"""
diff --git a/hyperglass/render/templates/theme.sass.j2 b/hyperglass/render/templates/theme.sass.j2
index fb4ab77..5d08d6c 100644
--- a/hyperglass/render/templates/theme.sass.j2
+++ b/hyperglass/render/templates/theme.sass.j2
@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@ $hg-loading: findAltBackgroundColor($hg-background)
 $hg-footer: findFooterColor($hg-background)
 
 // Theme Overrides
+
+$font-family-sans-serif: "{{ font.primary }}", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"
+
+$font-family-monospace: "{{ font.mono }}", SFMono-Regular, Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, "Liberation Mono", "Courier New", monospace
+
+$headings-font-weight: 400
+
 $enable-responsive-font-sizes: true
 
 $enable-validation-icons: false
diff --git a/hyperglass/render/webassets.py b/hyperglass/render/webassets.py
index d9b1f5d..989061c 100644
--- a/hyperglass/render/webassets.py
+++ b/hyperglass/render/webassets.py
@@ -38,6 +38,36 @@ def render_frontend_config():
         raise HyperglassError(frontend_error)
 
 
+def get_fonts():
+    """Downloads google fonts"""
+    font_dir = hyperglass_root.joinpath("static/fonts")
+    font_bin = str(
+        hyperglass_root.joinpath("static/node_modules/get-google-fonts/cli.js")
+    )
+    font_base = "https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family={p}|{m}&display=swap"
+    font_primary = "+".join(params.branding.font.primary.split(" ")).strip()
+    font_mono = "+".join(params.branding.font.mono.split(" ")).strip()
+    font_url = font_base.format(p=font_primary + ":300,400,700", m=font_mono + ":400")
+    proc = subprocess.Popen(
+        ["node", font_bin, "-w", "-i", font_url, "-o", font_dir],
+        cwd=hyperglass_root.joinpath("static"),
+        stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+        stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
+    )
+    try:
+        stdout, stderr = proc.communicate(timeout=60)
+    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
+        proc.kill()
+        stdout, stderr = proc.communicate()
+    if proc.returncode != 0:
+        output_error = stderr.decode("utf-8")
+        logger.error(output_error)
+        raise HyperglassError(f"Error downloading font from URL {font_url}")
+    else:
+        proc.kill()
+        logger.debug(f"Downloaded font from URL {font_url}")
+
+
 def render_theme():
     """Renders Jinja2 template to Sass file"""
     rendered_theme_file = hyperglass_root.joinpath("static/theme.sass")
@@ -60,7 +90,7 @@ def build_assets():
         stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
     )
     try:
-        stdout, stderr = proc.communicate(timeout=15)
+        stdout, stderr = proc.communicate(timeout=60)
     except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
         proc.kill()
         stdout, stderr = proc.communicate()
@@ -76,13 +106,22 @@ def build_assets():
 
 
 def render_assets():
-    """Controller function for rendering sass theme elements and building web assets"""
+    """
+    Controller function for rendering sass theme elements and building
+    web assets
+    """
     try:
         logger.debug("Rendering front end config...")
         render_frontend_config()
         logger.debug("Rendered front end config")
     except HyperglassError as frontend_error:
         raise HyperglassError(frontend_error)
+    try:
+        logger.debug("Downloading theme fonts...")
+        get_fonts()
+        logger.debug("Downloaded theme fonts")
+    except HyperglassError as theme_error:
+        raise HyperglassError(theme_error)
     try:
         logger.debug("Rendering theme elements...")
         render_theme()
diff --git a/hyperglass/static/.gitignore b/hyperglass/static/.gitignore
index cff9800..3b952cd 100644
--- a/hyperglass/static/.gitignore
+++ b/hyperglass/static/.gitignore
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ old/
 yarn-error.log
 theme.sass
 test*
-frontend.js
 frontend.json
+fonts/
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diff --git a/hyperglass/static/main.scss b/hyperglass/static/main.scss
index 17dddb8..3389bcf 100644
--- a/hyperglass/static/main.scss
+++ b/hyperglass/static/main.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Custom Classes
 
 // Imports
+@import "./fonts/fonts.css";
 @import "./theme.sass";
 @import "./node_modules/bootstrap/scss/bootstrap";
 @import "./overrides.sass";
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