diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index b8da566cfb..eb6848c071 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "i3status-rs"
-version = "0.14.5"
+version = "0.14.7"
 dependencies = [
  "assert_fs",
  "chrono",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 77dde9e5ce..3ece1dae8f 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "A feature-rich and resource-friendly replacement for i3status, wr
 repository = "https://github.com/greshake/i3status-rust/"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "GPLv3"
-version = "0.14.5"
+version = "0.14.7"
 authors = ["Kai Greshake <development@kai-greshake.de>",
            "Contributors on GitHub (https://github.com/greshake/i3status-rust/graphs/contributors)"]
 edition = "2018"
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 83829d918b..5a4f159861 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ fn main() {
             ::std::process::exit(1);
         }
 
-        let error_widget = TextWidget::new(Default::default(), 9999999999)
+        let error_widget = TextWidget::new(Default::default(), 0)
             .with_state(State::Critical)
             .with_text(&format!("{:?}", error));
         let error_rendered = error_widget.get_rendered();
diff --git a/src/themes.rs b/src/themes.rs
index 02eb0d4e24..bb25a69081 100644
--- a/src/themes.rs
+++ b/src/themes.rs
@@ -247,6 +247,49 @@ impl Default for Theme {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Deserialize, Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct ThemeFromFile {
+    pub native_separators: Option<bool>,
+    pub idle_bg: Option<String>,
+    pub idle_fg: Option<String>,
+    pub info_bg: Option<String>,
+    pub info_fg: Option<String>,
+    pub good_bg: Option<String>,
+    pub good_fg: Option<String>,
+    pub warning_bg: Option<String>,
+    pub warning_fg: Option<String>,
+    pub critical_bg: Option<String>,
+    pub critical_fg: Option<String>,
+    pub separator: String,
+    pub separator_bg: Option<String>,
+    pub separator_fg: Option<String>,
+    pub alternating_tint_bg: Option<String>,
+    pub alternating_tint_fg: Option<String>,
+}
+
+impl Into<Theme> for ThemeFromFile {
+    fn into(self) -> Theme {
+        Theme {
+            native_separators: self.native_separators,
+            idle_bg: self.idle_bg,
+            idle_fg: self.idle_fg,
+            info_bg: self.info_bg,
+            info_fg: self.info_fg,
+            good_bg: self.good_bg,
+            good_fg: self.good_fg,
+            warning_bg: self.warning_bg,
+            warning_fg: self.warning_fg,
+            critical_bg: self.critical_bg,
+            critical_fg: self.critical_fg,
+            separator: self.separator,
+            separator_bg: self.separator_bg,
+            separator_fg: self.separator_fg,
+            alternating_tint_bg: self.alternating_tint_bg,
+            alternating_tint_fg: self.alternating_tint_fg,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl Theme {
     pub fn from_name(name: &str) -> Option<Theme> {
         match name {
@@ -272,7 +315,7 @@ impl Theme {
             .join(file);
         let share_path = Path::new(util::USR_SHARE_PATH).join("themes").join(file);
 
-        if full_path.exists() {
+        let theme: Option<ThemeFromFile> = if full_path.exists() {
             util::deserialize_file(&full_path).ok()
         } else if xdg_path.exists() {
             util::deserialize_file(&xdg_path).ok()
@@ -280,7 +323,9 @@ impl Theme {
             util::deserialize_file(&share_path).ok()
         } else {
             None
-        }
+        };
+
+        theme.map(|theme| theme.into())
     }
 }