diff --git a/render/theme.c b/render/theme.c
index b4d86918..152ea34f 100644
--- a/render/theme.c
+++ b/render/theme.c
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ RrTheme* RrThemeNew(const RrInstance *inst, gchar *name,
             g_message("Unable to load the theme '%s'", DEFAULT_THEME);
             return NULL;
         }
+        name = DEFAULT_THEME;
     }
     ps.inst = inst;