diff --git a/scripts/themer b/scripts/themer
index 594c47d..0dd8371 100755
--- a/scripts/themer
+++ b/scripts/themer
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@ tar xf /tmp/adw-gtk3.tar -C ${HOME}/.local/share/themes/
 # Install adw-gtk3 for Flatpak applications
 sudo flatpak install --noninteractive org.gtk.Gtk3theme.adw-gtk3 org.gtk.Gtk3theme.adw-gtk3-dark
 
-# Apply adw-gtk3 theme to legacy applications
-gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface gtk-theme "adw-gtk3"
+# Apply adw-gtk3-dark theme to legacy applications
+# (Using the dark variant here until GNOME re-adds per-application dark theme support for legacy apps)
+gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface gtk-theme "adw-gtk3-dark"
 
 # Ensure GTK2 applications still use regular Adwaita
 echo 'include "/usr/share/themes/Adwaita/gtk-2.0/gtkrc"' > ${HOME}/.gtkrc-2.0