diff --git a/doc/metropolistheme.dtx b/doc/metropolistheme.dtx
index 111f46d..08ec716 100644
--- a/doc/metropolistheme.dtx
+++ b/doc/metropolistheme.dtx
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
   \newcommand{\checkfont}[1]{%
     \suppressfontnotfounderror=1%
     \font\x = "#1" at 10pt
+    \selectfont
     \ifx\x\nullfont%
       \stepcounter{fontsnotfound}%
     \fi%
diff --git a/doc/metropolistheme.pdf b/doc/metropolistheme.pdf
index e0206ff..eca9c85 100644
Binary files a/doc/metropolistheme.pdf and b/doc/metropolistheme.pdf differ
diff --git a/source/beamerfontthememetropolis.dtx b/source/beamerfontthememetropolis.dtx
index f9b2009..f78a2cf 100644
--- a/source/beamerfontthememetropolis.dtx
+++ b/source/beamerfontthememetropolis.dtx
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
   \newcommand{\checkfont}[1]{%
     \suppressfontnotfounderror=1%
     \font\x = "#1" at 10pt
+    \selectfont
     \ifx\x\nullfont%
       \stepcounter{fontsnotfound}%
     \fi%