diff --git a/lib/philomena/users/user.ex b/lib/philomena/users/user.ex
index 2e14a3a4..e8ab1e14 100644
--- a/lib/philomena/users/user.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena/users/user.ex
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ defmodule Philomena.Users.User do
 
     # Settings
     field :spoiler_type, :string, default: "static"
-    field :theme, :string, default: "default"
+    field :theme, :string, default: "dark-blue"
     field :images_per_page, :integer, default: 15
     field :show_large_thumbnails, :boolean, default: true
     field :show_sidebar_and_watched_images, :boolean, default: true
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/views/layout_view.ex b/lib/philomena_web/views/layout_view.ex
index 92e27c1a..9b790443 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/views/layout_view.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/views/layout_view.ex
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.LayoutView do
     do: ~p"/css/light-blue.css"
 
   def theme_name(%{theme: theme}), do: theme
-  def theme_name(_user), do: "default"
+  def theme_name(_user), do: "dark-blue"
 
   def artist_tags(tags),
     do: Enum.filter(tags, &(&1.namespace == "artist"))