diff --git a/render/theme.c b/render/theme.c
index 152ea34f..1d473823 100644
--- a/render/theme.c
+++ b/render/theme.c
@@ -90,13 +90,12 @@ 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;
 
     theme = g_new0(RrTheme, 1);
     theme->inst = inst;
-    theme->name = g_strdup(name);
+    theme->name = g_strdup(name ? name : DEFAULT_THEME);
 
     theme->a_disabled_focused_max = RrAppearanceNew(inst, 1);
     theme->a_disabled_unfocused_max = RrAppearanceNew(inst, 1);