diff --git a/src/libs/vmisc/vcommonsettings.cpp b/src/libs/vmisc/vcommonsettings.cpp
index 92bc7b4e3..8491f9e20 100644
--- a/src/libs/vmisc/vcommonsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/vmisc/vcommonsettings.cpp
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ void VCommonSettings::SetToolBarStyle(const bool &value)
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 bool VCommonSettings::GetDarkMode() const
 {
-    return value(*settingConfigurationDarkMode, 1).toBool();
+    return value(*settingConfigurationDarkMode, 0).toBool();
 }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------