diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
index aabfe321..504d05b1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <PreferenceCategory android:title="@string/pref_title_appearance_settings">
 
         <ListPreference
-            android:defaultValue="AppTheme:prefer:night"
+            android:defaultValue="night"
             android:entries="@array/app_theme_names"
             android:entryValues="@array/app_theme_values"
             android:key="appTheme"