diff --git a/packages/grafana-data/src/themes/createTheme.ts b/packages/grafana-data/src/themes/createTheme.ts
index a224f1be11b..554e567c7c4 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-data/src/themes/createTheme.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-data/src/themes/createTheme.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export function createTheme(options: NewThemeOptions = {}): GrafanaTheme2 {
   const visualization = createVisualizationColors(colors);
 
   const theme = {
-    name: (name ?? colors.mode === 'dark') ? 'Dark' : 'Light',
+    name: name ?? (colors.mode === 'dark' ? 'Dark' : 'Light'),
     isDark: colors.mode === 'dark',
     isLight: colors.mode === 'light',
     colors,