diff --git a/src/components/input/rich-input.module.css b/src/components/input/rich-input.module.css
index 9d8e1ad9a..75a539d85 100644
--- a/src/components/input/rich-input.module.css
+++ b/src/components/input/rich-input.module.css
@@ -167,11 +167,11 @@
 	}
 
 	strong {
-		font-weight: var(--page-body-font-weight-bold);
+		font-weight: var(--page-body-font-weight-bold, bold);
 	}
 
 	a {
-		font-weight: var(--page-body-font-weight-bold);
+		font-weight: var(--page-body-font-weight-bold, bold);
 		text-decoration: underline;
 		text-underline-offset: 0.15rem;
 	}