diff --git a/packages/web/src/javascripts/Components/SuperEditor/Lexical/Utils/PDFExport/FontConfig.ts b/packages/web/src/javascripts/Components/SuperEditor/Lexical/Utils/PDFExport/FontConfig.ts
index 78bab148f..e19c34cab 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/javascripts/Components/SuperEditor/Lexical/Utils/PDFExport/FontConfig.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/javascripts/Components/SuperEditor/Lexical/Utils/PDFExport/FontConfig.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,11 @@ const FONT_VARIANT_TO_FONT_OPTIONS: Record<FontVariant, { fontWeight: FontWeight
   },
 }
 
-const FONT_ASSETS_BASE_PATH = 'https://assets.standardnotes.com/fonts'
+const FONT_ASSETS_BASE_PATH =
+  process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development'
+    ? 'http://localhost:3001/assets/fonts'
+    : 'https://assets.standardnotes.com/fonts'
+
 const FALLBACK_FONT_SOURCE = '/noto-sans/NotoSans-Regular.ttf'
 
 export const FALLBACK_FONT_FAMILY = FontFamily.Helvetica
diff --git a/packages/web/web.webpack.dev.js b/packages/web/web.webpack.dev.js
index 6fb6074f0..2084f86a6 100644
--- a/packages/web/web.webpack.dev.js
+++ b/packages/web/web.webpack.dev.js
@@ -29,6 +29,16 @@ module.exports = (env, argv) => {
       devMiddleware: {
         writeToDisk: argv.writeToDisk,
       },
+      proxy: {
+        '/assets': {
+          target: 'https://assets.standardnotes.com',
+          changeOrigin: true,
+          secure: false,
+          pathRewrite: {
+            '^/assets': '',
+          },
+        },
+      },
     },
   })
 }