diff --git a/public/src/client/account/settings.js b/public/src/client/account/settings.js
index eba41faf9c..bffefc725f 100644
--- a/public/src/client/account/settings.js
+++ b/public/src/client/account/settings.js
@@ -49,9 +49,12 @@ define('forum/account/settings', ['forum/account/header', 'components', 'sounds'
 
 	function changePageSkin(skinName) {
 		var css = $('#bootswatchCSS');
-		if (skinName === 'default') {
+		if (skinName === 'noskin' || (skinName === 'default' && config.defaultBootswatchSkin === 'noskin')) {
 			css.remove();
 		} else {
+			if (skinName === 'default') {
+				skinName = config.defaultBootswatchSkin;
+			}
 			var cssSource = '//maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootswatch/latest/' + skinName + '/bootstrap.min.css';
 			if (css.length) {
 				css.attr('href', cssSource);
diff --git a/src/controllers/accounts/settings.js b/src/controllers/accounts/settings.js
index edd5d58282..2f360f883c 100644
--- a/src/controllers/accounts/settings.js
+++ b/src/controllers/accounts/settings.js
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ settingsController.get = function (req, res, callback) {
 
 
 		userData.bootswatchSkinOptions = [
+			{ name: 'No skin', value: 'noskin' },
 			{ name: 'Default', value: 'default' },
 			{ name: 'Cerulean', value: 'cerulean' },
 			{ name: 'Cosmo', value: 'cosmo'	},
diff --git a/src/controllers/api.js b/src/controllers/api.js
index cfa78a6908..5ddbd0731b 100644
--- a/src/controllers/api.js
+++ b/src/controllers/api.js
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ apiController.getConfig = function (req, res, next) {
 	config.categoryTopicSort = meta.config.categoryTopicSort || 'newest_to_oldest';
 	config.csrf_token = req.csrfToken();
 	config.searchEnabled = plugins.hasListeners('filter:search.query');
-	config.bootswatchSkin = meta.config.bootswatchSkin || 'default';
+	config.bootswatchSkin = meta.config.bootswatchSkin || 'noskin';
+	config.defaultBootswatchSkin = meta.config.bootswatchSkin || 'noskin';
 
 	var timeagoCutoff = meta.config.timeagoCutoff === undefined ? 30 : meta.config.timeagoCutoff;
 	config.timeagoCutoff = timeagoCutoff !== '' ? Math.max(0, parseInt(timeagoCutoff, 10)) : timeagoCutoff;
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ apiController.getConfig = function (req, res, next) {
 			config.categoryTopicSort = settings.categoryTopicSort || config.categoryTopicSort;
 			config.topicSearchEnabled = settings.topicSearchEnabled || false;
 			config.delayImageLoading = settings.delayImageLoading !== undefined ? settings.delayImageLoading : true;
-			config.bootswatchSkin = settings.bootswatchSkin || config.bootswatchSkin;
+			config.bootswatchSkin = (settings.bootswatchSkin && settings.bootswatchSkin !== 'default') ? settings.bootswatchSkin : config.bootswatchSkin;
 			plugins.fireHook('filter:config.get', config, next);
 		},
 	], function (err, config) {
diff --git a/src/middleware/header.js b/src/middleware/header.js
index 44a541f4bf..e5d4de66bb 100644
--- a/src/middleware/header.js
+++ b/src/middleware/header.js
@@ -190,12 +190,12 @@ module.exports = function (middleware) {
 	}
 
 	function setBootswatchCSS(obj, config) {
-		if (config && config.bootswatchSkin !== 'default') {
+		if (config && config.bootswatchSkin !== 'noskin') {
 			var skinToUse = '';
 
 			if (parseInt(meta.config.disableCustomUserSkins, 10) !== 1) {
 				skinToUse = config.bootswatchSkin;
-			} else if (meta.config.bootswatchSkin !== 'default') {
+			} else if (meta.config.bootswatchSkin) {
 				skinToUse = meta.config.bootswatchSkin;
 			}