diff --git a/src/host/setup/HostSetup.cpp b/src/host/setup/HostSetup.cpp
index fa773ae0..d85b52c7 100644
--- a/src/host/setup/HostSetup.cpp
+++ b/src/host/setup/HostSetup.cpp
@@ -183,6 +183,8 @@ int HostSetup::run(int argc, char** argv)
         "Portions Copyright (c) 2015-2021 by Jonathan Naylor, G4KLX and others\r\n" \
         ">> Modem Setup\r\n");
 
+    finalcut::FApplication::setColorTheme<dvmColorTheme>();
+
     // setup the finalcut tui
     SetupApplication app{this, argc, argv};
 
@@ -248,7 +250,6 @@ int HostSetup::run(int argc, char** argv)
     // show and start the application
     setupWnd.show();
 
-    finalcut::FApplication::setColorTheme<dvmColorTheme>();
     app.resetColors();
     app.redraw();
     return app.exec();
diff --git a/src/monitor/MonitorMain.cpp b/src/monitor/MonitorMain.cpp
index 36cb43ae..372fff6e 100644
--- a/src/monitor/MonitorMain.cpp
+++ b/src/monitor/MonitorMain.cpp
@@ -200,6 +200,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
         ::fatal("cannot read the configuration file - %s (%s)", g_iniFile.c_str(), e.message());
     }
 
+    finalcut::FApplication::setColorTheme<dvmColorTheme>();
+
     // setup the finalcut tui
     MonitorApplication app{argc, argv};
 
@@ -234,7 +236,6 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     // show and start the application
     wnd.show();
 
-    finalcut::FApplication::setColorTheme<dvmColorTheme>();
     app.resetColors();
     app.redraw();
     
diff --git a/src/peered/PeerEdMain.cpp b/src/peered/PeerEdMain.cpp
index 116ad27c..9792ccbd 100644
--- a/src/peered/PeerEdMain.cpp
+++ b/src/peered/PeerEdMain.cpp
@@ -200,6 +200,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
         ::fatal("cannot read the configuration file - %s (%s)", g_iniFile.c_str(), e.message());
     }
 
+    finalcut::FApplication::setColorTheme<dvmColorTheme>();
+
     // setup the finalcut tui
     PeerEdApplication app{argc, argv};
 
@@ -215,7 +217,6 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     // show and start the application
     wnd.show();
 
-    finalcut::FApplication::setColorTheme<dvmColorTheme>();
     app.resetColors();
     app.redraw();
     
diff --git a/src/sysview/SysViewMain.cpp b/src/sysview/SysViewMain.cpp
index 1572e21b..8362492d 100644
--- a/src/sysview/SysViewMain.cpp
+++ b/src/sysview/SysViewMain.cpp
@@ -1208,6 +1208,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     if (!Thread::runAsThread(nullptr, threadNetworkPump))
         return EXIT_FAILURE;
 
+    finalcut::FApplication::setColorTheme<dvmColorTheme>();
+
     // setup the finalcut tui
     SysViewApplication* app = nullptr;
     SysViewMainWnd* wnd = nullptr;
@@ -1273,7 +1275,6 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
         // show and start the application
         wnd->show();
 
-        finalcut::FApplication::setColorTheme<dvmColorTheme>();
         app->resetColors();
         app->redraw();
         
diff --git a/src/tged/TGEdMain.cpp b/src/tged/TGEdMain.cpp
index d8fc5a08..744c5cf8 100644
--- a/src/tged/TGEdMain.cpp
+++ b/src/tged/TGEdMain.cpp
@@ -200,6 +200,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
         ::fatal("cannot read the configuration file - %s (%s)", g_iniFile.c_str(), e.message());
     }
 
+    finalcut::FApplication::setColorTheme<dvmColorTheme>();
+
     // setup the finalcut tui
     TGEdApplication app{argc, argv};
 
@@ -215,7 +217,6 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     // show and start the application
     wnd.show();
 
-    finalcut::FApplication::setColorTheme<dvmColorTheme>();
     app.resetColors();
     app.redraw();