diff --git a/home-manager/common/software/cli/nixvim.nix b/home-manager/common/software/cli/nixvim.nix
index 0c4d0752..789d84ac 100644
--- a/home-manager/common/software/cli/nixvim.nix
+++ b/home-manager/common/software/cli/nixvim.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     ]; # ++ lib.optional (builtins.isString theme) ../../../../stylix/${theme}/home-manager/nixvim.nix;
 
     programs.nixvim = {
+        colorscheme = lib.mkForce "everforest";
         enable = true;
         viAlias = true;
         vimAlias = true;