diff --git a/lattice-boltzmann.com/config.toml b/lattice-boltzmann.com/config.toml
index 320f8f8075b1bc5f9fb858f9b77f289bdf77b9ec..4a9408dee1ead3faab11931b2074c1f275c54ca7 100644
--- a/lattice-boltzmann.com/config.toml
+++ b/lattice-boltzmann.com/config.toml
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ js_copycode = true # The copy button on code blocks that allows you to copy them
 js_email_encode = true # obfuscates email address in footer
 js_prestyle = true # used to preload: FontAwesome, Katex, external Google Fonts
 js_switcher = true # The button that allows manually changing between light/dark mode.
-js_switcher_default = "dark" # default nojs switcher mode: dark, light (make sure to also set $switcherDefault in abridge.scss)
+js_switcher_default = "light" # default nojs switcher mode: dark, light (make sure to also set $switcherDefault in abridge.scss)
 
 search_library = 'elasticlunr'
 stylesheets = ["abridge.css"]
diff --git a/lattice-boltzmann.com/sass/abridge.scss b/lattice-boltzmann.com/sass/abridge.scss
index 0fd6617075e99803f35ebb7cd7ed89e664323324..6a8ae7919dd76b1027538b0b6a91e9e4dd1d1ba7 100644
--- a/lattice-boltzmann.com/sass/abridge.scss
+++ b/lattice-boltzmann.com/sass/abridge.scss
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
     $mw: 85%, // max-width
     //$mb: 1200px,// value at which to switch from fluid layout to max-width
 
-    $abridgeMode: "light", //valid values: switcher, auto, dark, light
+    $abridgeMode: "switcher", //valid values: switcher, auto, dark, light
     $syntax-mode: "light", // Force syntax mode: auto, dark, light
-    $switcherDefault: "dark", // default nojs switcher mode: dark, light (make sure to also set js_switcher_default in config.toml)
+    $switcherDefault: "light", // default nojs switcher mode: dark, light (make sure to also set js_switcher_default in config.toml)
 
     $color: "blueshade", // color template to use/override: orange, blue, blueshade