diff --git a/bin/omarchy-theme-refresh b/bin/omarchy-theme-refresh
index bbd79a31..28c75437 100755
--- a/bin/omarchy-theme-refresh
+++ b/bin/omarchy-theme-refresh
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
 THEME_NAME_PATH="$HOME/.config/omarchy/current/theme.name"
 
 if [[ -f $THEME_NAME_PATH ]]; then
-  omarchy-theme-set "$(cat $THEME_NAME_PATH)"
+  OMARCHY_THEME_SKIP_BACKGROUND=1 omarchy-theme-set "$(cat $THEME_NAME_PATH)"
 fi
diff --git a/bin/omarchy-theme-set b/bin/omarchy-theme-set
index f231d11e..9b664af0 100755
--- a/bin/omarchy-theme-set
+++ b/bin/omarchy-theme-set
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@ mv "$NEXT_THEME_PATH" "$CURRENT_THEME_PATH"
 echo "$THEME_NAME" >"$HOME/.config/omarchy/current/theme.name"
 
 # Change background with theme
-omarchy-theme-bg-next
+if [[ $OMARCHY_THEME_SKIP_BACKGROUND != "1" ]]; then
+  omarchy-theme-bg-next
+fi
 
 # Restart components to apply new theme
 if pgrep -x waybar >/dev/null; then