diff --git a/dotfiles/config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini b/dotfiles/config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini
index 101a1917..50340d51 100644
--- a/dotfiles/config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini
+++ b/dotfiles/config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [Settings]
-gtk-application-prefer-dark-theme=false
+gtk-application-prefer-dark-theme=true
 gtk-button-images=true
 gtk-cursor-theme-name=breeze_cursors
 gtk-cursor-theme-size=24
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ gtk-enable-event-sounds=1
 gtk-enable-input-feedback-sounds=1
 gtk-fallback-icon-theme=gnome
 gtk-font-name=Noto Sans,  10
-gtk-icon-theme-name=Numix-Circle
+gtk-icon-theme-name=breeze-dark
 gtk-key-theme-name=Emacs
 gtk-menu-images=true
 gtk-modules=colorreload-gtk-module
diff --git a/dotfiles/emacs.d/README.org b/dotfiles/emacs.d/README.org
index 9bb2f89a..23cd0145 100644
--- a/dotfiles/emacs.d/README.org
+++ b/dotfiles/emacs.d/README.org
@@ -4089,6 +4089,7 @@ Ensure all themes that I use are installed:
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package doom-modeline
   :hook (after-init . doom-modeline-mode)
+  :commands doom-modeline-mode
   :custom
   (doom-modeline-height 40))
 #+end_src
@@ -4229,11 +4230,12 @@ load-theme hook (See the heading below).
     (unless (member imalison:dark-theme custom-enabled-themes)
       (load-theme imalison:dark-theme t))
     (apply 'imalison:appearance args)
+    (message "running appearance")
+    (doom-modeline-mode +1)
     (setq imalison:default-font-size-pt (face-attribute 'default :height))
     (setq imalison:appearance-setup-done t)))
 
-(when (daemonp)
-    (add-hook 'after-make-frame-functions 'imalison:appearance-setup-hook))
+(add-hook 'after-make-frame-functions 'imalison:appearance-setup-hook)
 (add-hook 'after-init-hook 'imalison:appearance-setup-hook)
 #+END_SRC
 * Post Init Custom