diff --git a/src/Theme.cc b/src/Theme.cc
index 6eba19e4..afd6a331 100644
--- a/src/Theme.cc
+++ b/src/Theme.cc
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 //  FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
 //  DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
-// $Id: Theme.cc,v 1.9 2002/01/08 11:37:15 fluxgen Exp $
+// $Id: Theme.cc,v 1.10 2002/01/08 12:13:55 fluxgen Exp $
 
 #ifndef   _GNU_SOURCE
 #define   _GNU_SOURCE
@@ -75,10 +75,9 @@ Theme::Theme(Display *display, Window rootwindow, Colormap colormap,
 m_imagecontrol(ic),
 m_display(display),
 m_colormap(colormap),
-m_screennum(screennum),
-m_rootcommand(rootcommand)
+m_screennum(screennum)
 {
-
+	m_rootcommand = (rootcommand == 0 ? "" : rootcommand);
 	//default settings	
 	m_menustyle.titlefont.set = m_menustyle.framefont.set = m_toolbarstyle.font.set =
 		m_windowstyle.font.set = m_windowstyle.tab.font.set =  0;