diff --git a/config/settings.yml b/config/settings.yml
index 1b8a6673e..6983484d0 100644
--- a/config/settings.yml
+++ b/config/settings.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ defaults: &defaults
   reduce_motion: false
   system_font_ui: false
   noindex: false
-  theme: 'default'
+  theme: 'glitch'
   notification_emails:
     follow: false
     reblog: false