diff --git a/ModAssistant/App.config b/ModAssistant/App.config
index 39cbd6aa..7372b3d4 100644
--- a/ModAssistant/App.config
+++ b/ModAssistant/App.config
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@
             <setting name="SelectedTheme" serializeAs="String">
                 <value/>
             </setting>
+            <setting name="AppliedAnniversaryTheme" serializeAs="String">
+                <value>False</value>
+            </setting>
             <setting name="ReinstallInstalled" serializeAs="String">
                 <value>True</value>
             </setting>
diff --git a/ModAssistant/Classes/Themes.cs b/ModAssistant/Classes/Themes.cs
index ee306df7..27d4bccc 100644
--- a/ModAssistant/Classes/Themes.cs
+++ b/ModAssistant/Classes/Themes.cs
@@ -115,8 +115,9 @@ public static void LoadThemes()
         /// <param name="savedTheme">Theme name retrieved from the settings file.</param>
         public static void FirstLoad(string savedTheme)
         {
-            if (DateTime.Now.Date.ToString("MM/yyyy") == "05/2023")
+            if (!Properties.Settings.Default.AppliedAnniversaryTheme && DateTime.Now.Date.ToString("MM/yyyy") == "05/2023")
             {
+                Properties.Settings.Default.AppliedAnniversaryTheme = true;
                 ApplyTheme("Anniversary", false);
                 return;
             }
diff --git a/ModAssistant/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs b/ModAssistant/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
index a668f42b..618186d4 100644
--- a/ModAssistant/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
+++ b/ModAssistant/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // <auto-generated>
 //     This code was generated by a tool.
 //     Runtime Version:4.0.30319.42000
@@ -166,7 +166,22 @@ public string SelectedTheme {
                 this["SelectedTheme"] = value;
             }
         }
-        
+
+        [global::System.Configuration.UserScopedSettingAttribute()]
+        [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute()]
+        [global::System.Configuration.DefaultSettingValueAttribute("True")]
+        public bool AppliedAnniversaryTheme
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return ((bool)(this["AppliedAnniversaryTheme"]));
+            }
+            set
+            {
+                this["AppliedAnniversaryTheme"] = value;
+            }
+        }
+
         [global::System.Configuration.UserScopedSettingAttribute()]
         [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute()]
         [global::System.Configuration.DefaultSettingValueAttribute("True")]