diff --git a/src/display_manager.py b/src/display_manager.py
index 72cb05d3..00c9eebd 100644
--- a/src/display_manager.py
+++ b/src/display_manager.py
@@ -130,11 +130,15 @@ class DisplayManager:
             self.small_font = ImageFont.truetype("assets/fonts/PressStart2P-Regular.ttf", 8)
             logger.info("Press Start 2P small font loaded successfully")
 
-            # Add an even smaller font using 4x6.bdf assuming script runs from project root
+            # Add an even smaller font using 4x6.bdf
             try:
-                # Hardcoded relative path from project root
-                font_path = "assets/fonts/4x6.bdf"
-                print(f"Attempting to load font from (hardcoded relative): {font_path}") # DEBUG PRINT
+                # Get directory containing this script
+                script_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+                # Construct path relative to this script
+                relative_font_path = os.path.join(script_dir, "../assets/fonts/4x6.bdf")
+                # Normalize to absolute path
+                font_path = os.path.abspath(relative_font_path)
+                print(f"Attempting to load font from (normalized absolute): {font_path}") # DEBUG PRINT
                 self.extra_small_font = ImageFont.load(font_path)
                 logger.info(f"4x6.bdf extra small font loaded successfully from {font_path}")
             except Exception as font_err: