diff --git a/config/canopy.json b/config/canopy.json
index ddfa7aa79..15149a7d5 100644
--- a/config/canopy.json
+++ b/config/canopy.json
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     ]
   },
   "theme": {
-    "defaultTheme": "light",
+    "defaultTheme": "dark",
     "accentColor": "red",
     "grayColor": "mauve",
     "radius": "none",