diff --git a/quickshell/scripts/qt.sh b/quickshell/scripts/qt.sh
index 3da21676c..2045efc27 100755
--- a/quickshell/scripts/qt.sh
+++ b/quickshell/scripts/qt.sh
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ apply_qt_colors() {
         local config_file="$1"
 
         if [ -f "$config_file" ]; then
+            sed -i 's/^\[Appearance\]\\ncustom_palette=.*/[Appearance]/' "$config_file"
+
             if grep -q '^\[Appearance\]' "$config_file"; then
                 if grep -q '^custom_palette=' "$config_file"; then
                     sed -i 's/^custom_palette=.*/custom_palette=true/' "$config_file"
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ apply_qt_colors() {
                 } >>"$config_file"
             fi
         else
-            printf '[Appearance]\\ncustom_palette=true\\ncolor_scheme_path=%s\\n' "$color_scheme_path" >"$config_file"
+            printf '[Appearance]\ncustom_palette=true\ncolor_scheme_path=%s\n' "$color_scheme_path" >"$config_file"
         fi
     }