diff --git a/angrmanagement/ui/dialogs/preferences.py b/angrmanagement/ui/dialogs/preferences.py
index 6096b5c0f..e60aba63d 100644
--- a/angrmanagement/ui/dialogs/preferences.py
+++ b/angrmanagement/ui/dialogs/preferences.py
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 from PySide6.QtWidgets import QDialog, QVBoxLayout, QHBoxLayout, QListWidget, QListView, QStackedWidget, QWidget, \
     QGroupBox, QLabel, QCheckBox, QPushButton, QLineEdit, QListWidgetItem, QScrollArea, QFrame, QComboBox, \
     QSizePolicy, QDialogButtonBox
-from PySide6.QtCore import QSize
 
+from PySide6.QtCore import QSize
+from darkdetect import isDark
 from ..widgets.qcolor_option import QColorOption
 from ...config.config_manager import ENTRIES
 from ...config.color_schemes import COLOR_SCHEMES
@@ -143,9 +144,13 @@ def _init_widgets(self):
         self.setLayout(page_layout)
 
     def _load_color_scheme(self, name):
-        for prop, value in COLOR_SCHEMES[name].items():
-            row = self._to_save[prop][1]
-            row.set_color(value)
+        if name in COLOR_SCHEMES:
+            for prop, value in COLOR_SCHEMES[name].items():
+                row = self._to_save[prop][1]
+                row.set_color(value)
+        else:
+            name = "Dark" if isDark() else "Light"
+            self._load_color_scheme(name)
 
     def _on_load_scheme_clicked(self):
         self._load_color_scheme(self._schemes_combo.currentText())
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index a52c11ee0..b1e25aec0 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ install_requires =
     pyqodeng >= 0.0.6
     qtterm
     getmac
+    darkdetect
     QtAwesome
     pyobjc-framework-Cocoa; platform_system == "Darwin"