diff --git a/data/rc.xml b/data/rc.xml
index 1d4b90ab..64dde12d 100644
--- a/data/rc.xml
+++ b/data/rc.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 </focus>
 
 <theme>
-  <theme>thebear</theme>
+  <name>thebear</name>
   <titlelayout>NLIMC</titlelayout>
 </theme>
 
diff --git a/openbox/config.c b/openbox/config.c
index 7e3b10a4..72ccd3b4 100644
--- a/openbox/config.c
+++ b/openbox/config.c
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ static void parse_theme(ObParseInst *i, xmlDocPtr doc, xmlNodePtr node,
 
     node = node->xmlChildrenNode;
 
-    if ((n = parse_find_node("theme", node))) {
+    if ((n = parse_find_node("name", node))) {
         gchar *c;
 
         g_free(config_theme);