diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index a555c3b7c..66ac9c46f 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ async function showDebugLogWindow() {
     return;
   }
 
-  const theme = await pify(getDataFromMainWindow)('theme-setting');
+  const theme = await getThemeFromMainWindow();
   const size = mainWindow.getSize();
   const options = {
     width: Math.max(size[0] - 100, MIN_WIDTH),
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ async function showPermissionsPopupWindow() {
     return;
   }
 
-  const theme = await pify(getDataFromMainWindow)('theme-setting');
+  const theme = await getThemeFromMainWindow();
   const size = mainWindow.getSize();
   const options = {
     width: Math.min(400, size[0]),
@@ -1130,9 +1130,9 @@ ipc.on('set-auto-update-setting', (event, enabled) => {
   }
 });
 
-function getDataFromMainWindow(name, callback) {
-  ipc.once(`get-success-${name}`, (_event, error, value) =>
-    callback(error, value)
-  );
-  mainWindow.webContents.send(`get-${name}`);
+function getThemeFromMainWindow() {
+  return new Promise(resolve => {
+    ipc.once('get-success-theme-setting', (_event, value) => resolve(value));
+    mainWindow.webContents.send('get-theme-setting');
+  });
 }
diff --git a/preload.js b/preload.js
index 08c73ed67..87575db22 100644
--- a/preload.js
+++ b/preload.js
@@ -197,6 +197,11 @@ ipc.on('set-up-as-standalone', () => {
   Whisper.events.trigger('setupAsStandalone');
 });
 
+ipc.on('get-theme-setting', () => {
+  const theme = window.Events.getThemeSetting();
+  ipc.send('get-success-theme-setting', theme);
+});
+
 // Settings-related events
 
 window.showPermissionsPopup = () => ipc.send('show-permissions-popup');