diff --git a/apps/andark/README.md b/apps/andark/README.md
index 6cc6ed60f..04737a7a2 100644
--- a/apps/andark/README.md
+++ b/apps/andark/README.md
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@
 * date and battery can be printed both below hands (as if hands were physical) and above (more readable)
 * hour hand can be made slighly shorter to improve readability when minute hand is behind a number
 * show the weekday and not the year
-* hide the battery percentage
+* hide the battery percentage; the font for the date is increased since there is more space
 * dark theme (enabled by default); disable to follow system theme
diff --git a/apps/andark/app.js b/apps/andark/app.js
index be8e969f4..12c836182 100644
--- a/apps/andark/app.js
+++ b/apps/andark/app.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const defaultSettings = {
 };
 const settings = Object.assign(defaultSettings, require('Storage').readJSON('andark.json',1)||{});
 
+const origTheme = g.theme;
 if (settings.darkTheme) {
   g.setTheme({bg: "#000"});
   g.setTheme({fg: "#FFF"});
@@ -168,6 +169,7 @@ const drawScale = function() {
 Bangle.setUI({
   mode: "clock",
   remove: function() {
+    if (settings.darkTheme) g.setTheme(origTheme);
     Bangle.removeListener('lcdPower', updateState);
     Bangle.removeListener('lock', updateState);
     Bangle.removeListener('charging', draw);