diff --git a/public/global.js b/public/global.js
index fd62497d..65d01528 100644
--- a/public/global.js
+++ b/public/global.js
@@ -851,12 +851,12 @@ function mainInit(){
 	});
 
 	$("#themeSelectorSelect").change(function(){
-		console.log("Changing the theme to " + this.options[this.selectedIndex].getAttribute("val"));
+		console.log("Changing the theme to " + this.options[this.selectedIndex].getAttribute("value"));
 		$.ajax({
 			url: this.form.getAttribute("action") + "?s=" + me.User.S,
 			type: "POST",
 			dataType: "json",
-			data: { "newTheme": this.options[this.selectedIndex].getAttribute("val"), js: "1" },
+			data: { "theme": this.options[this.selectedIndex].getAttribute("value"), js: 1 },
 			error: ajaxError,
 			success: function (data, status, xhr) {
 				console.log("Theme successfully switched");
diff --git a/routes/misc.go b/routes/misc.go
index 143282b7..04ef0673 100644
--- a/routes/misc.go
+++ b/routes/misc.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
+	//"fmt"
 
 	c "github.com/Azareal/Gosora/common"
 	"github.com/Azareal/Gosora/common/phrases"
@@ -85,7 +86,8 @@ func ChangeTheme(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, user c.User) c.RouteErr
 	//headerLite, _ := SimpleUserCheck(w, r, &user)
 	// TODO: Rename js to something else, just in case we rewrite the JS side in WebAssembly?
 	js := r.PostFormValue("js") == "1"
-	newTheme := c.SanitiseSingleLine(r.PostFormValue("newTheme"))
+	newTheme := c.SanitiseSingleLine(r.PostFormValue("theme"))
+	//fmt.Printf("newTheme: %+v\n", newTheme)
 
 	theme, ok := c.Themes[newTheme]
 	if !ok || theme.HideFromThemes {
diff --git a/templates/footer.html b/templates/footer.html
index 3868a5f3..89a5f695 100644
--- a/templates/footer.html
+++ b/templates/footer.html
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 		{{if .CurrentUser.IsAdmin}}<div title="start to before tmpl" class="elapsed">{{.Header.Elapsed1}}</div><div title="start to footer" class="elapsed">{{elapsed .Header.StartedAt}}</div>{{end}}
 		<form action="/theme/" method="post">
 			<div id="themeSelector">
-				<select id="themeSelectorSelect" name="themeSelector" aria-label="{{lang "footer_theme_selector_aria"}}">{{range .Header.Themes}}{{if not .HideFromThemes}}
-					<option val="{{.Name}}"{{if eq $.Header.Theme.Name .Name}} selected{{end}}>{{.FriendlyName}}</option>
+				<select id="themeSelectorSelect" name="theme" aria-label="{{lang "footer_theme_selector_aria"}}">{{range .Header.Themes}}{{if not .HideFromThemes}}
+					<option value="{{.Name}}"{{if eq $.Header.Theme.Name .Name}} selected{{end}}>{{.FriendlyName}}</option>
 				{{end}}{{end}}</select>
 				<noscript><input type="submit" /></noscript>
 			</div>
@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@
 			</div>
 		</div>
 	</body>
-</html>
+</html>
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