diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..deba518
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+*.ttf binary
+*.vfc binary
+*.woff2 binary
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build.py b/build.py
index d037875..a76a119 100644
--- a/build.py
+++ b/build.py
@@ -164,13 +164,14 @@ if build_nerd_font:
     check_font_patcher()
 
     # get fontforge python executable path
+    ffpy = ""
     if "Windows" in system:
         ffpy = path.join(
             environ.get("ProgramFiles(x86)"), "FontForgeBuilds\\bin\\ffpython.exe"
         )
     elif "Darwin" in system:
         ffpy = "/Applications/FontForge.app/Contents/MacOS/FFPython"
-    if not path.exists(ffpy):
+    if ffpy == "" or not path.exists(ffpy):
         ffpy = sys.executable
 
     font_dir = (