diff --git a/src/lib/stores.ts b/src/lib/stores.ts
index 7d6c37b..3aa3136 100644
--- a/src/lib/stores.ts
+++ b/src/lib/stores.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { writable, type Writable } from 'svelte/store';
 import type { UserSafe } from '../app';
 
-export const darkMode = writable();
+export const darkMode = writable(true);
 export const user: Writable<UserSafe> = writable();
 
 // too lazy to do types for this