diff --git a/src/fontra/views/editor/panel-reference-font.js b/src/fontra/views/editor/panel-reference-font.js
index 5962885d16..7f22c55e18 100644
--- a/src/fontra/views/editor/panel-reference-font.js
+++ b/src/fontra/views/editor/panel-reference-font.js
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ export default class ReferenceFontPanel extends Panel {
       this.editorController.sceneSettings.glyphLines
     );
 
-    const letter = this.model.charOverride || selectedGlyphInfo?.glyphName;
+    const letter = this.model.charOverride || selectedGlyphInfo?.character;
 
     if (!letter) {
       return;