diff --git a/web/client/examples/api/init.js b/web/client/examples/api/init.js
index 35d9b66631..030ef8708f 100644
--- a/web/client/examples/api/init.js
+++ b/web/client/examples/api/init.js
@@ -38,8 +38,10 @@ function init() {
             defaultState: cfg.state
         } || null,
         style: cfg && cfg.customStyle,
-        theme: {
-            theme,
+        theme: theme ? {
+            theme: theme,
+            path: '../../dist/themes'
+        } : {
             path: '../../dist/themes'
         }
     });
diff --git a/web/client/jsapi/MapStore2.js b/web/client/jsapi/MapStore2.js
index ebf164e160..feff2262c3 100644
--- a/web/client/jsapi/MapStore2.js
+++ b/web/client/jsapi/MapStore2.js
@@ -304,7 +304,6 @@ const MapStore2 = {
             ThemeUtils.renderFromLess(options.style, 'custom_theme', 'themes/default/');
         }
         const defaultThemeCfg = {
-          theme: 'default',
           prefixContainer: '#' + container
         };