diff --git a/React/Base/RCTConvert.m b/React/Base/RCTConvert.m
index 465d1f0bb..5802a80f6 100644
--- a/React/Base/RCTConvert.m
+++ b/React/Base/RCTConvert.m
@@ -733,11 +733,6 @@ static BOOL RCTFontIsCondensed(UIFont *font)
     isItalic = [self RCTFontStyle:style];
   }
 
-  // Get font weight
-  if (weight) {
-    fontWeight = [self RCTFontWeight:weight];
-  }
-
   // Gracefully handle being given a font name rather than font family, for
   // example: "Helvetica Light Oblique" rather than just "Helvetica".
   if ([UIFont fontNamesForFamilyName:familyName].count == 0) {
@@ -756,6 +751,11 @@ static BOOL RCTFontIsCondensed(UIFont *font)
     }
   }
 
+  // Get font weight
+  if (weight) {
+    fontWeight = [self RCTFontWeight:weight];
+  }
+
   // Get the closest font that matches the given weight for the fontFamily
   UIFont *bestMatch = [UIFont fontWithName:font.fontName size: fontSize];
   CGFloat closestWeight;