diff --git a/scripts/matugen-worker.sh b/scripts/matugen-worker.sh
index ed442ed1..5686a581 100755
--- a/scripts/matugen-worker.sh
+++ b/scripts/matugen-worker.sh
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ build_once() {
       mv "$TMP" "$CONFIG_DIR/kitty/dank-theme.conf"
     fi
   fi
-  COLOR_SCHEME=$([[ "$mode" == "light" ]] && echo prefer-light || echo prefer-dark)
+  COLOR_SCHEME=$([[ "$mode" == "light" ]] && echo default || echo prefer-dark)
   if command -v dconf >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/interface/color-scheme "\"$COLOR_SCHEME\"" 2>/dev/null || true
     [[ "$icon" != "System Default" && -n "$icon" ]] && dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/interface/icon-theme "\"$icon\"" 2>/dev/null || true