diff --git a/oh-my-zsh.zsh b/oh-my-zsh.zsh
index d235e1fd4..76ebb83c6 100644
--- a/oh-my-zsh.zsh
+++ b/oh-my-zsh.zsh
@@ -46,4 +46,4 @@ done
 
 local theme
 zstyle -a :omz:style theme theme
-set_theme theme
+set_theme $theme