diff --git a/lib/app.dart b/lib/app.dart
index f6b36b73d..74544d08c 100644
--- a/lib/app.dart
+++ b/lib/app.dart
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import 'package:photos/services/app_lifecycle_service.dart';
 import 'package:photos/services/sync_service.dart';
 import 'package:photos/ui/home_widget.dart';
 
-final themeData = ThemeData(
+final darkThemeData = ThemeData(
   fontFamily: 'Ubuntu',
   brightness: Brightness.dark,
   hintColor: Colors.grey,
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class _EnteAppState extends State<EnteApp> with WidgetsBindingObserver {
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     return MaterialApp(
       title: "ente",
-      theme: themeData,
+      theme: darkThemeData,
       home: EnteApp._homeWidget,
       debugShowCheckedModeBanner: false,
       navigatorKey: Network.instance.getAlice().getNavigatorKey(),
diff --git a/lib/main.dart b/lib/main.dart
index 4f2fba15d..a4cba0bff 100644
--- a/lib/main.dart
+++ b/lib/main.dart
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Future<void> _runInForeground() async {
       builder: (args) => EnteApp(_runBackgroundTask, _killBGTask),
       lockScreen: LockScreen(),
       enabled: Configuration.instance.shouldShowLockScreen(),
-      themeData: themeData,
+      themeData: darkThemeData,
     ));
   });
 }