diff --git a/src/scripts/libs/settings.js b/src/scripts/libs/settings.js
index 67bc5855..a505f331 100644
--- a/src/scripts/libs/settings.js
+++ b/src/scripts/libs/settings.js
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ export default class Settings {
           valueElem.textContent = this.getSettingListDisplayText(setting)
 
           if(setting.name === 'theme') {
-            this.ambientlight.theming.updateTheme()
+            this.ambientlight.theming.updateTheme(true)
             return
           }
 
diff --git a/src/scripts/libs/theming.js b/src/scripts/libs/theming.js
index 7396f2fb..85e3817d 100644
--- a/src/scripts/libs/theming.js
+++ b/src/scripts/libs/theming.js
@@ -14,18 +14,18 @@ export default class Theming {
 
   initListeners() {
     // Appearance (theme) changes initiated by the YouTube menu
-    this.originalTheme = this.isDarkTheme() ? 1 : -1
+    this.youtubeTheme = this.isDarkTheme() ? 1 : -1
     on(document, 'yt-action', async (e) => {
       if (!this.settings.enabled) return
       const name = e?.detail?.actionName
       if (name === 'yt-signal-action-toggle-dark-theme-off') {
-        this.originalTheme = await this.prefCookieToTheme()
+        this.youtubeTheme = await this.prefCookieToTheme()
         this.updateTheme()
       } else if(name === 'yt-signal-action-toggle-dark-theme-on') {
-        this.originalTheme = await this.prefCookieToTheme()
+        this.youtubeTheme = await this.prefCookieToTheme()
         this.updateTheme()
       } else if(name === 'yt-signal-action-toggle-dark-theme-device') {
-        this.originalTheme = await this.prefCookieToTheme()
+        this.youtubeTheme = await this.prefCookieToTheme()
         this.updateTheme()
       } else if(name === 'yt-forward-redux-action-to-live-chat-iframe') {
         // Let YouTube change the theme to an incorrect color in this process
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ export default class Theming {
           for(const change of e.changed) {
             if(change.name !== 'PREF') continue
 
-            this.originalTheme = await this.prefCookieToTheme(change.value)
+            this.youtubeTheme = await this.prefCookieToTheme(change.value)
             this.updateTheme()
           }
         }, true));
       }
       matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)').addEventListener('change', wrapErrorHandler(async () => {
-        this.originalTheme = await this.prefCookieToTheme()
+        this.youtubeTheme = await this.prefCookieToTheme()
         this.updateTheme()
       }, true))
     } catch(ex) {
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export default class Theming {
       attributeFilter: ['dark']
     })
 
-    this.initLiveChat() // Depends on this.originalTheme set in initListeners
+    this.initLiveChat() // Depends on this.youtubeTheme set in initListeners
   }
   
   prefCookieToTheme = async (cookieValue) => {
@@ -95,7 +95,9 @@ export default class Theming {
   isDarkTheme = () => (html.getAttribute('dark') !== null)
   
   shouldBeDarkTheme = () => {
-    const toTheme = ((!this.settings.enabled || this.ambientlight.isHidden || this.settings.theme === THEME_DEFAULT) ? this.originalTheme : this.settings.theme)
+    const toTheme = (!this.settings.enabled || this.ambientlight.isHidden || this.settings.theme === THEME_DEFAULT)
+      ? this.youtubeTheme
+      : this.settings.theme
     return (toTheme === THEME_DARK)
   }
 
@@ -107,9 +109,12 @@ export default class Theming {
     )
   }
 
-  updateTheme = wrapErrorHandler(async function updateTheme() {
-    if(this.updatingTheme) return
-    if(!this.shouldToggleTheme()) return
+  updateTheme = wrapErrorHandler(async function updateTheme(fromSettings = false) {
+    if(
+      this.updatingTheme || 
+      (!fromSettings && this.settings.theme === THEME_DEFAULT) ||
+      !this.shouldToggleTheme()
+    ) return
 
     this.updatingTheme = true