diff --git a/script/rofi-theme-selector b/script/rofi-theme-selector
index 5a01729d8..99eb6ac1e 100755
--- a/script/rofi-theme-selector
+++ b/script/rofi-theme-selector
@@ -198,8 +198,10 @@ set_theme()
     then
        touch "${get_link}"
     fi
-    ${SED} -i 's/^\s*\(@theme\s\+".*"\)/\/\/\1/' "${get_link}"
-    echo "@theme \"${1}\"" >> "${get_link}"
+
+    # Comment old base theme, not replace as it may be modified after the line
+    ${SED} -i '/^\s*@theme/ s,^,//,' "${get_link}"
+    echo -e "\n@theme \"${1}\"" >> "${get_link}"
 }
 
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