diff --git a/settings/settings.go b/settings/settings.go
index e486516..fbb11f4 100644
--- a/settings/settings.go
+++ b/settings/settings.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ type GlobalSettings struct {
 	Locale                  string
 	Theme                   string
 	ThemeMode               string
+	ThemeImages             bool
 	PreviousPid             int64
 	ExperimentsEnabled      bool
 	Experiments             map[string]bool
@@ -62,7 +63,9 @@ type GlobalSettings struct {
 
 var DefaultGlobalSettings = GlobalSettings{
 	Locale:                  "en",
-	Theme:                   "dark",
+	Theme:                   "cwtch",
+	ThemeMode:               "dark",
+	ThemeImages:             false,
 	PreviousPid:             -1,
 	ExperimentsEnabled:      false,
 	Experiments:             map[string]bool{constants.MessageFormattingExperiment: true},