diff --git a/packages/redux-devtools-app/src/reducers/theme.ts b/packages/redux-devtools-app/src/reducers/theme.ts
index 6148f277..c801dcb8 100644
--- a/packages/redux-devtools-app/src/reducers/theme.ts
+++ b/packages/redux-devtools-app/src/reducers/theme.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {
 } from '../constants/actionTypes';
 import { StoreAction } from '../actions';
 
-export const defaultThemeColorPreference = 'default';
+export const defaultThemeColorPreference = 'auto';
 
 export const themeColorPreferences = [
   defaultThemeColorPreference,