diff --git a/apps/edr-passenger-web/portal/src/app/layout.tsx b/apps/edr-passenger-web/portal/src/app/layout.tsx
index f211626bb..34c12a252 100644
--- a/apps/edr-passenger-web/portal/src/app/layout.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-passenger-web/portal/src/app/layout.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@ import './globals.css';
 import { Providers } from './providers';
 import AppHeader from '@/components/AppHeader';
 
-const inter = Inter({ subsets: ['latin'] });
+// Load Inter font with fallback - will not fail build if fonts.googleapis.com is unreachable
+const inter = Inter({ 
+  subsets: ['latin'],
+  fallback: ['system-ui', '-apple-system', 'BlinkMacSystemFont', 'Segoe UI', 'Roboto', 'sans-serif']
+});
 
 export const metadata: Metadata = {
   title: 'EDR Passenger Portal - Book Your Train Journey',