diff --git a/config/settings.yml b/config/settings.yml
index 3d10eba0f..85e677cb0 100644
--- a/config/settings.yml
+++ b/config/settings.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ defaults: &defaults
   reduce_motion: false
   system_font_ui: false
   noindex: false
-  theme: 'mastodon'
+  theme: 'mastodon-wider'
   notification_emails:
     follow: false
     reblog: false