diff --git a/conf.d/90-synthetic.conf b/conf.d/90-synthetic.conf
index b8d1e85..7cd25cf 100644
--- a/conf.d/90-synthetic.conf
+++ b/conf.d/90-synthetic.conf
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@
 	<match target="font">
 		<!-- check to see if the font is just regular -->
 		<test name="weight" compare="less_eq">
-			<const>medium</const>
+			<const>regular</const>
 		</test>
 		<!-- check to see if the pattern requests bold -->
-		<test target="pattern" name="weight" compare="more">
-			<const>medium</const>
+		<test target="pattern" name="weight" compare="more_eq">
+			<const>bold</const>
 		</test>
 		<!--
 		  set the embolden flag