diff --git a/home/base/gui/terminal/kitty.nix b/home/base/gui/terminal/kitty.nix
index 0ea34265..fe7168ef 100644
--- a/home/base/gui/terminal/kitty.nix
+++ b/home/base/gui/terminal/kitty.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     # kitty has catppuccin theme built-in,
     # all the built-in themes are packaged into an extra package named `kitty-themes`
     # and it's installed by home-manager if `theme` is specified.
-    theme = "Catppuccin-Mocha";
+    themeFile = "Catppuccin-Mocha";
     font = {
       name = "JetBrainsMono Nerd Font";
       # use different font size on macOS