diff --git a/src/lib/stores/theme.ts b/src/lib/stores/theme.ts
index 8c86dec..ce1fb5b 100644
--- a/src/lib/stores/theme.ts
+++ b/src/lib/stores/theme.ts
@@ -1,29 +1,27 @@
-import { Store } from 'tauri-plugin-store-api';
 import { writable } from 'svelte/store';
 import type { Theme } from '$types';
 
-const store = new Store('.settings.dat');
-
 const createThemeStore = () => {
-  const { subscribe, update, set } = writable<Theme>();
+  let theme = localStorage.getItem('theme') as Theme | null;
+  if (!theme) {
+    theme = window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)').matches
+      ? 'dark'
+      : 'light';
+    localStorage.setItem('theme', theme);
+  }
+
+  const { subscribe, update } = writable<Theme>(theme);
 
   return {
     subscribe,
     toggleTheme: () => {
       update(currentTheme => {
         const newTheme = currentTheme === 'dark' ? 'light' : 'dark';
-        store.set('theme', newTheme);
+        localStorage.setItem('theme', newTheme);
         return newTheme;
       });
-    },
-    load: async () => {
-      let storedTheme = (await store.get('theme')) as Theme | null;
-      if (!storedTheme) {
-        storedTheme = 'dark';
-        store.set('theme', storedTheme);
-      }
-      set(storedTheme);
     }
   };
 };
+
 export const theme = createThemeStore();