diff --git a/.irssi/config b/.irssi/config
index d2112ee8..521914fe 100644
--- a/.irssi/config
+++ b/.irssi/config
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ statusbar = {
   };
 };
 settings = {
-  core = { real_name = "g"; user_name = "g"; nick = "grave"; };
+  core = { real_name = "g"; user_name = "g"; nick = "grave"; theme = "rainbow-dark"; };
   "fe-text" = { actlist_sort = "refnum"; };
   "irc/core" = { cmds_max_at_once = "999999"; cmd_queue_speed = "0ms"; };