diff --git a/app/views/DiscussionsView/index.tsx b/app/views/DiscussionsView/index.tsx
index 16426f551..efee9b0a8 100644
--- a/app/views/DiscussionsView/index.tsx
+++ b/app/views/DiscussionsView/index.tsx
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ const DiscussionsView = ({ navigation, route }: IDiscussionsViewProps): JSX.Elem
 				data={isSearching ? search : discussions}
 				renderItem={renderItem}
 				keyExtractor={(item: any) => item.msg}
-				style={{ backgroundColor: themes[theme].backgroundColor }}
+				style={{ backgroundColor: themes[theme!].backgroundColor }}
 				contentContainerStyle={styles.contentContainer}
 				onEndReachedThreshold={0.5}
 				maxToRenderPerBatch={5}