diff --git a/frontend/dispatcher.lua b/frontend/dispatcher.lua
index b6ecee220..c0afe8b8c 100644
--- a/frontend/dispatcher.lua
+++ b/frontend/dispatcher.lua
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@ local settingsList = {
     render_dpi = {category="string", rolling=true},
     line_spacing = {category="absolutenumber", rolling=true, separator=true},
     font_size = {category="absolutenumber", title=_("Set font size to %1"), rolling=true, step=0.5},
-    font_base_weight = {category="absolutenumber", rolling=true},
-    font_gamma = {category="absolutenumber", rolling=true},
+    font_base_weight = {category="string", rolling=true},
+    font_gamma = {category="string", rolling=true},
     font_hinting = {category="string", rolling=true},
     font_kerning = {category="string", rolling=true, separator=true},
     status_line = {category="string", rolling=true},