diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce-admin/client/customize-store/design-with-ai/actions.ts b/plugins/woocommerce-admin/client/customize-store/design-with-ai/actions.ts
index c3069e197a2..03753c357e6 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce-admin/client/customize-store/design-with-ai/actions.ts
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce-admin/client/customize-store/design-with-ai/actions.ts
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ const assignFontPairing = assign<
 				fontPairing = 'Bodoni Moda + Overpass';
 				break;
 			case choice === 'Bold':
-				fontPairing = 'Plus Jakarta Sans + Plus Jakarta Sans';
+				fontPairing = 'Rubik + Inter';
 				break;
 		}
 
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce-admin/client/customize-store/design-with-ai/state-machine.tsx b/plugins/woocommerce-admin/client/customize-store/design-with-ai/state-machine.tsx
index 5391f132886..b7328931e43 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce-admin/client/customize-store/design-with-ai/state-machine.tsx
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce-admin/client/customize-store/design-with-ai/state-machine.tsx
@@ -323,19 +323,8 @@ export const designWithAiStateMachineDefinition = createMachine(
 								},
 							},
 							chooseFontPairing: {
-								initial: 'executeOrSkip',
+								initial: 'pending',
 								states: {
-									executeOrSkip: {
-										always: [
-											{
-												target: 'pending',
-												cond: 'isAiOnline',
-											},
-											{
-												target: 'success',
-											},
-										],
-									},
 									pending: {
 										entry: [ 'assignFontPairing' ],
 										always: {
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/42973-42941-cys-default-fonts-flow-without-ai b/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/42973-42941-cys-default-fonts-flow-without-ai
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..edff0d5f0d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/42973-42941-cys-default-fonts-flow-without-ai
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: minor
+Type: enhancement
+
+CYS - select the right font with AI offline
\ No newline at end of file