diff --git a/helix-view/src/theme.rs b/helix-view/src/theme.rs
index ddcdad991..a5dc06098 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/theme.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/theme.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ pub static DEFAULT_THEME: Lazy<Theme> = Lazy::new(|| {
     toml::from_slice(include_bytes!("../../theme.toml")).expect("Failed to parse default theme")
 });
 pub static BASE16_DEFAULT_THEME: Lazy<Theme> = Lazy::new(|| {
-    toml::from_slice(include_bytes!("../../base16_theme.toml"))
+    toml::from_slice(include_bytes!("../../base16_tty.toml"))
         .expect("Failed to parse base 16 default theme")
 });