diff --git a/home/wm/gtk.nix b/home/wm/gtk.nix
index 37934de..3d530e7 100644
--- a/home/wm/gtk.nix
+++ b/home/wm/gtk.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 { pkgs, ... }:
 {
   gtk = {
+    enable = true;
     catppuccin = {
       enable = true;
       size = "compact";
@@ -17,7 +18,14 @@
         accent = "mauve";
       };
     };
-    gtk3.extraConfig."gtk-application-prefer-dark—theme" = true;
+  };
+
+  # enable dark mode in electron apps (and possibly other places too)
+  # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/274554#issuecomment-2211307799
+  dconf.settings = {
+    "org/gnome/desktop/interface" = {
+      color-scheme = "prefer-dark";
+    };
   };
 
   home.pointerCursor = {
@@ -36,12 +44,4 @@
     enable = true;
     platformTheme.name = "gtk";
   };
-
-  # enable dark mode in electron apps (and possibly other places too)
-  # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/274554#issuecomment-2211307799
-  dconf.settings = {
-    "org/gnome/desktop/interface" = {
-      color-scheme = "prefer-dark";
-    };
-  };
 }
diff --git a/modules/essentials/environment.nix b/modules/essentials/environment.nix
index 79e2733..a3683f1 100644
--- a/modules/essentials/environment.nix
+++ b/modules/essentials/environment.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,15 @@
       fprintd
       polkit_gnome
     ];
+
+    etc."xdg/gtk-2.0/gtkrc".text = ''
+      gtk-theme-name = "Papirus-Dark"
+    '';
+
+    etc."xdg/gtk-3.0/settings.ini".text = ''
+      [Settings]
+      gtk-theme-name = Papirus-Dark
+    '';
   };
 
   fonts.packages = with pkgs; [