--- a/src/daemon/Display.cpp~ 2016-08-29 11:20:33.000000000 +0300 +++ b/src/daemon/Display.cpp 2016-08-30 08:55:13.111000000 +0300 @@ -227,7 +227,13 @@ namespace SDDM { // an unconfigured theme means the user wants to load the // default theme from the resources if (themeName.isEmpty()) - return QString(); + { + if( QFileInfo(QStringLiteral("/usr/share/sddm/themes/breeze/metadata.desktop")).exists() ) { + themeName = QStringLiteral("breeze"); + } else { + return QString(); + } + } QDir dir(mainConfig.Theme.ThemeDir.get());