diff --git a/.config/firestarter/conky b/.config/firestarter/conky
index d57eb368..6aeaf9ee 100755
--- a/.config/firestarter/conky
+++ b/.config/firestarter/conky
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 :
 # Note: the dumb sleep hack is because Conky crashes with window_type override if the WM hasn't loaded yet
 # This gives the WM ample time to load up
+[ "$THEME" == "light" ]
+:
 command -v conky && [ -r "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/conky/conky-clock.conf" ] && [[ "$HOSTNAME" == "lap"* ]]
 sleep 3 && conky -c "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/conky/conky-clock.conf"
 command -v conky && [ -r "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/conky/conky.conf" ]