diff --git a/quartz/components/scripts/darkmode.inline.ts b/quartz/components/scripts/darkmode.inline.ts
index 48e0aa1f5..038ae0fe5 100644
--- a/quartz/components/scripts/darkmode.inline.ts
+++ b/quartz/components/scripts/darkmode.inline.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ const emitThemeChangeEvent = (theme: "light" | "dark") => {
 
 document.addEventListener("nav", () => {
   const switchTheme = (e: Event) => {
-    const newTheme = (e.target as HTMLInputElement)?.checked ? "dark" : "light"
+    const newTheme =
+      document.documentElement.getAttribute("saved-theme") === "dark" ? "light" : "dark"
     document.documentElement.setAttribute("saved-theme", newTheme)
     localStorage.setItem("theme", newTheme)
     emitThemeChangeEvent(newTheme)
@@ -21,17 +22,13 @@ document.addEventListener("nav", () => {
     const newTheme = e.matches ? "dark" : "light"
     document.documentElement.setAttribute("saved-theme", newTheme)
     localStorage.setItem("theme", newTheme)
-    toggleSwitch.checked = e.matches
     emitThemeChangeEvent(newTheme)
   }
 
   // Darkmode toggle
-  const toggleSwitch = document.querySelector("#darkmode-toggle") as HTMLInputElement
-  toggleSwitch.addEventListener("change", switchTheme)
-  window.addCleanup(() => toggleSwitch.removeEventListener("change", switchTheme))
-  if (currentTheme === "dark") {
-    toggleSwitch.checked = true
-  }
+  const themeButton = document.querySelector("#darkmode") as HTMLButtonElement
+  themeButton.addEventListener("click", switchTheme)
+  window.addCleanup(() => themeButton.removeEventListener("click", switchTheme))
 
   // Listen for changes in prefers-color-scheme
   const colorSchemeMediaQuery = window.matchMedia("(prefers-color-scheme: dark)")