diff --git a/cool-old-term b/cool-old-term
index 1ecde91..3db5cd6 100755
--- a/cool-old-term
+++ b/cool-old-term
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+#This is a workaround for an ubuntu specific problem with appmenu-qt5.
+QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME=
 qmlscene -I imports app/main.qml