diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/util/ThemeUtils.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/util/ThemeUtils.kt
index a03a50260e..fe556e5a24 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/util/ThemeUtils.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/util/ThemeUtils.kt
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ private const val THEME_DAY = "day"
 private const val THEME_BLACK = "black"
 private const val THEME_AUTO = "auto"
 private const val THEME_SYSTEM = "auto_system"
-const val APP_THEME_DEFAULT = THEME_NIGHT
+const val APP_THEME_DEFAULT = THEME_SYSTEM
 
 fun getDimension(context: Context, @AttrRes attribute: Int): Int {
     return context.obtainStyledAttributes(intArrayOf(attribute)).use { array ->