diff --git a/data/dark/background.png b/data/dark/background.png
deleted file mode 100644
index d106c0962..000000000
Binary files a/data/dark/background.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/data/dark/style.css b/data/dark/style.css
index 1c23bb38d..c4554e637 100644
--- a/data/dark/style.css
+++ b/data/dark/style.css
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #main_window
 {
-    background-image: url(background.png);
+    background-image: url(:/icons/dark_background.png);
 }
 
 #address_input[readOnly=true], #amount_input[readOnly=true]
diff --git a/gui/qt/lite_window.py b/gui/qt/lite_window.py
index 806cdde30..29010f1a7 100644
--- a/gui/qt/lite_window.py
+++ b/gui/qt/lite_window.py
@@ -348,12 +348,10 @@ class MiniWindow(QDialog):
 
 
     def toggle_theme(self, theme_name):
-        old_path = QDir.currentPath()
         self.actuator.change_theme(theme_name)
         # Recompute style globally
         qApp.style().unpolish(self)
         qApp.style().polish(self)
-        QDir.setCurrent(old_path)
 
     def closeEvent(self, event):
         g = self.geometry()
@@ -659,7 +657,6 @@ class MiniActuator:
         self.g = main_window
         self.theme_name = self.g.config.get('litegui_theme','Cleanlook')
         self.themes = load_theme_paths()
-        # see issue 509
         self.load_theme()
 
     def load_theme(self):
@@ -669,8 +666,8 @@ class MiniActuator:
         except KeyError:
             util.print_error("Theme not found!", self.theme_name)
             return
-        full_theme_path = ("%s/%s/style.css" % (theme_prefix, theme_path))
-        with open(rsrc(full_theme_path)) as style_file:
+        full_theme_path = "%s/%s/style.css" % (theme_prefix, theme_path)
+        with open(full_theme_path) as style_file:
             qApp.setStyleSheet(style_file.read())
 
     def theme_names(self):
diff --git a/gui/qt/main_window.py b/gui/qt/main_window.py
index be16ab997..c29290e95 100644
--- a/gui/qt/main_window.py
+++ b/gui/qt/main_window.py
@@ -221,19 +221,12 @@ class ElectrumWindow(QMainWindow):
 
         actuator = lite_window.MiniActuator(self)
 
-        # Should probably not modify the current path but instead
-        # change the behaviour of rsrc(...)
-        old_path = QDir.currentPath()
         actuator.load_theme()
 
         self.mini = lite_window.MiniWindow(actuator, self.go_full, self.config)
 
         driver = lite_window.MiniDriver(self, self.mini)
 
-        # Reset path back to original value now that loading the GUI
-        # is completed.
-        QDir.setCurrent(old_path)
-
         if self.config.get('lite_mode') is True:
             self.go_lite()
         else:
diff --git a/icons.qrc b/icons.qrc
index f116a96fc..9bbbfa6e1 100644
--- a/icons.qrc
+++ b/icons.qrc
@@ -21,5 +21,6 @@
     <file>icons/electrum_dark_icon.png</file>
     <file>icons/unconfirmed.png</file>
     <file>icons/network.png</file>
+    <file>icons/dark_background.png</file>
   </qresource>
 </RCC>