diff --git a/roles/gitea/templates/app.ini b/roles/gitea/templates/app.ini
index 3fd8a06..90e7d01 100644
--- a/roles/gitea/templates/app.ini
+++ b/roles/gitea/templates/app.ini
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ MAX_DISPLAY_FILE_SIZE = 8388608
 ; Whether the email of the user should be shown in the Explore Users page
 SHOW_USER_EMAIL = true
 ; Set the default theme for the Gitea install
-DEFAULT_THEME = gitea
+DEFAULT_THEME = arc-green
 ; All available themes. Allow users select personalized themes regardless of the value of `DEFAULT_THEME`.
 THEMES = gitea,arc-green
 ;All available reactions users can choose on issues/prs and comments.