# Desktop App crashed on changing the light modes

**URL:** https://forums.rocket.chat/t/desktop-app-crashed-on-changing-the-light-modes/16071
**Category:** Community Support
**Tags:** rocketchat-apps
**Created:** [February 25, 2023, 6:42pm UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/desktop-app-crashed-on-changing-the-light-modes/16071 "2023-02-25T18:42:31Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![Pheewwww](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/forums.rocket.chat/pheewwww/32/4467_2.png) [@Pheewwww](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/Pheewwww)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2023, 6:42pm UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/desktop-app-crashed-on-changing-the-light-modes/16071/1 "2023-02-25T18:42:31Z")

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### Description

i changed light modes from dark to light(white), and the app crashed. Even after restarting, it’s not loading properly.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/uploads/rocketchat/original/2X/f/f5351f780423b7dda5a1cbb552127af2fdbb9fce.png)

### Server Setup Information

- Version of Rocket.Chat Server:
- Operating System: win 10
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### Author: ![dudanogueira](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/forums.rocket.chat/dudanogueira/32/2529_2.png) [@dudanogueira](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/dudanogueira)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2023, 6:35pm UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/desktop-app-crashed-on-changing-the-light-modes/16071/2 "2023-02-27T18:35:46Z")

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Hi @Pheewwww !!

Thanks for reporting this. I was able to reproduce this as well on [http://open.rocket.chat](http://open.rocket.chat), using Linux mint.

Can you state the server version you are running?

This should be fixed in the upcoming Rocket.Chat 6

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### Author: ![dudanogueira](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/forums.rocket.chat/dudanogueira/32/2529_2.png) [@dudanogueira](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/dudanogueira)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2023, 7:13pm UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/desktop-app-crashed-on-changing-the-light-modes/16071/3 "2023-02-27T19:13:16Z")

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Ok, this was fixed already and will land in 6.0.0:

> <https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/pull/28161>
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> \[ARCH-150\](https://rocketchat.atlassian.net/browse/ARCH-150)
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> \- Refactor Palet…teStyleTag: remove \`return null\` and add conditional palette return to toggle between light and dark
> \- Create subfolder for helper functions 
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> \[ARCH-150\]: https://rocketchat.atlassian.net/browse/ARCH-150?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiNWRkNTljNzYxNjVmNDY3MDlhMDU5Y2ZhYzA5YTRkZjUiLCJwIjoiZ2l0aHViLWNvbS1KU1cifQ