diff --git a/netbox/templates/base/base.html b/netbox/templates/base/base.html
index 021e06d56..bb35cd3bf 100644
--- a/netbox/templates/base/base.html
+++ b/netbox/templates/base/base.html
@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@
data-netbox-url-name="{{ request.resolver_match.url_name }}"
data-netbox-base-path="{{ settings.BASE_PATH }}"
{% with preferences|get_key:'ui.colormode' as color_mode %}
- {% if color_mode %}
- data-netbox-color-mode="{{ color_mode }}"
- {% endif %}
+ data-netbox-color-mode="{{ color_mode|default:"unset" }}"
{% endwith %}
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