diff --git a/komga-webui/src/plugins/persisted-state.ts b/komga-webui/src/plugins/persisted-state.ts
index eb0d68825..16e47e625 100644
--- a/komga-webui/src/plugins/persisted-state.ts
+++ b/komga-webui/src/plugins/persisted-state.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {Theme} from "@/types/themes";
 export const persistedModule: Module<any, any> = {
   state: {
     locale: '',
-    theme: Theme.LIGHT,
+    theme: Theme.SYSTEM,
     webreader: {
       paged: {
         scale: '',