diff --git a/lib/default.php b/lib/default.php
index 38903730f5..e6caf0301a 100644
--- a/lib/default.php
+++ b/lib/default.php
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ $default =
               'nickname' => 'statusnet',
               'wildcard' => null,
               'server' => $_server,
-              'theme' => 'cleaner',
+              'theme' => 'neo',
               'path' => $_path,
               'logfile' => null,
               'logo' => null,