diff --git a/view.py b/view.py
index 66ec769e..89af1564 100644
--- a/view.py
+++ b/view.py
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ from config import config
 class View():
     def __init__(self):
         self.settings = SimpleNamespace()
-        theme = get_appearance_mode() if config.APPEARANCE_THEME == "System" else config.APPEARANCE_THEME
+        # theme = get_appearance_mode() if config.APPEARANCE_THEME == "System" else config.APPEARANCE_THEME
+        theme = "Dark"
         all_ctm = ColorThemeManager(theme)
         all_uism = UiScalingManager(config.UI_SCALING)
         image_file = ImageFileManager(theme)
@@ -161,9 +162,11 @@ class View():
 
             VAR_LABEL_APPEARANCE_THEME=StringVar(value=i18n.t("config_window.appearance_theme.label")),
             VAR_DESC_APPEARANCE_THEME=StringVar(value=i18n.t("config_window.appearance_theme.desc")),
-            LIST_APPEARANCE_THEME=["Light", "Dark", "System"],
+            LIST_APPEARANCE_THEME=["Dark"],
+            # LIST_APPEARANCE_THEME=["Light", "Dark", "System"],
             CALLBACK_SET_APPEARANCE_THEME=None,
-            VAR_APPEARANCE_THEME=StringVar(value=config.APPEARANCE_THEME),
+            VAR_APPEARANCE_THEME=StringVar(value="Dark"),
+            # VAR_APPEARANCE_THEME=StringVar(value=config.APPEARANCE_THEME),
 
             VAR_LABEL_UI_SCALING=StringVar(value=i18n.t("config_window.ui_size.label")),
             VAR_DESC_UI_SCALING=None,
@@ -450,6 +453,12 @@ class View():
             self.enableConfigWindowCompactMode()
             vrct_gui.config_window.setting_box_compact_mode_switch_box.select()
 
+        vrct_gui._changeConfigWindowWidgetsStatus(
+            status="disabled",
+            target_names=[
+                "sb__optionmenu_appearance_theme",
+            ]
+        )
 
 
         if config.CHOICE_MIC_HOST == "NoHost":
diff --git a/vrct_gui/_changeConfigWindowWidgetsStatus.py b/vrct_gui/_changeConfigWindowWidgetsStatus.py
index 39ca924b..0263837b 100644
--- a/vrct_gui/_changeConfigWindowWidgetsStatus.py
+++ b/vrct_gui/_changeConfigWindowWidgetsStatus.py
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ def _changeConfigWindowWidgetsStatus(config_window, settings, view_variable, sta
                     target_widget = config_window.sb__widgets["sb__optionmenu_speaker_device"]
                     disableOptionmenuWidget(target_widget)
 
+            case "sb__optionmenu_appearance_theme":
+                if status == "disabled":
+                    target_widget = config_window.sb__widgets["sb__optionmenu_appearance_theme"]
+                    disableOptionmenuWidget(target_widget)
 
             case _:
                 raise ValueError(f"No matching case for target_name: {target_name}")