diff --git a/_includes/footer.njk b/_includes/footer.njk
index 8f59dfa2..878961b8 100644
--- a/_includes/footer.njk
+++ b/_includes/footer.njk
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
       light
     </label>
 
-    <input type="radio" id="theme-auto" name="theme" value="auto"/>
+    <input type="radio" id="theme-auto" name="theme" value="auto" checked/>
     <label class="theme-auto" for="theme-auto">
       auto
     </label>
diff --git a/js/theme.js b/js/theme.js
index f5339ef0..9a63f772 100644
--- a/js/theme.js
+++ b/js/theme.js
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@ var currentThemeValue = localStorage.getItem(THEME);
 switch (currentThemeValue) {
 	case "light":
 		themeLight.checked = true;
-		break;
-	case "auto":
-		themeAuto.checked = true;
+		themeAuto.checked = false;
 		break;
 	case "dark":
 		themeDark.checked = true;
+		themeAuto.checked = false;
 		break;
+	case "auto":
 	default:
 		themeAuto.checked = true;
 }