diff --git a/mod/admin.php b/mod/admin.php
index 1cbe24e71..9b8a054c4 100644
--- a/mod/admin.php
+++ b/mod/admin.php
@@ -33,6 +33,23 @@ use Friendica\Util\Network;
 use Friendica\Util\Strings;
 use Friendica\Util\Temporal;
 
+/**
+ * Sets the current theme for theme settings pages.
+ *
+ * This needs to be done before the post() or content() methods are called.
+ *
+ * @param App $a
+ */
+function admin_init(App $a)
+{
+	if ($a->argc > 2 && $a->argv[1] == 'themes') {
+		$theme = $a->argv[2];
+		if (is_file("view/theme/$theme/config.php")) {
+			$a->setCurrentTheme($theme);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 /**
  * @brief Process send data from the admin panels subpages
  *
@@ -89,15 +106,8 @@ function admin_post(App $a)
 
 				$theme = $a->argv[2];
 				if (is_file("view/theme/$theme/config.php")) {
-					$a->setCurrentTheme($theme);
-
-					require_once "view/theme/$theme/theme.php";
 					require_once "view/theme/$theme/config.php";
 
-					$init = $theme . '_init';
-					if (function_exists($init)) {
-						$init($a);
-					}
 					if (function_exists('theme_admin_post')) {
 						theme_admin_post($a);
 					}
@@ -2306,16 +2316,8 @@ function admin_page_themes(App $a)
 
 		$admin_form = '';
 		if (is_file("view/theme/$theme/config.php")) {
-			$a->setCurrentTheme($theme);
-
-			require_once "view/theme/$theme/theme.php";
 			require_once "view/theme/$theme/config.php";
 
-			$init = $theme . "_init";
-			if (function_exists($init)) {
-				$init($a);
-			}
-
 			if (function_exists('theme_admin')) {
 				$admin_form = theme_admin($a);
 			}
diff --git a/src/App.php b/src/App.php
index 26c93b250..c41cfdc6c 100644
--- a/src/App.php
+++ b/src/App.php
@@ -1720,13 +1720,7 @@ class App
 
 		$content = '';
 
-		// Load current theme info after module has been executed as theme could have been set in module
-		$theme_info_file = 'view/theme/' . $this->getCurrentTheme() . '/theme.php';
-		if (file_exists($theme_info_file)) {
-			require_once $theme_info_file;
-		}
-
-		// Call module functions
+		// Initialize module that can set the current theme in the init() method, either directly or via App->profile_uid
 		if ($this->module_loaded) {
 			$this->page['page_title'] = $this->module;
 			$placeholder = '';
@@ -1740,12 +1734,20 @@ class App
 			if (!$this->error) {
 				call_user_func([$this->module_class, 'rawContent']);
 			}
+		}
 
-			if (function_exists(str_replace('-', '_', $this->getCurrentTheme()) . '_init')) {
-				$func = str_replace('-', '_', $this->getCurrentTheme()) . '_init';
-				$func($this);
-			}
+		// Load current theme info after module has been initialized as theme could have been set in module
+		$theme_info_file = 'view/theme/' . $this->getCurrentTheme() . '/theme.php';
+		if (file_exists($theme_info_file)) {
+			require_once $theme_info_file;
+		}
 
+		if (function_exists(str_replace('-', '_', $this->getCurrentTheme()) . '_init')) {
+			$func = str_replace('-', '_', $this->getCurrentTheme()) . '_init';
+			$func($this);
+		}
+
+		if ($this->module_loaded) {
 			if (! $this->error && $_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'POST') {
 				Core\Addon::callHooks($this->module . '_mod_post', $_POST);
 				call_user_func([$this->module_class, 'post']);
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/theme.php b/view/theme/frio/theme.php
index 9019a2620..9bae9053a 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/theme.php
+++ b/view/theme/frio/theme.php
@@ -22,26 +22,17 @@ use Friendica\Model;
 use Friendica\Module;
 use Friendica\Util\Strings;
 
-$frio = 'view/theme/frio';
-
-global $frio;
-
 function frio_init(App $a)
 {
+	global $frio;
+	$frio = 'view/theme/frio';
+
 	// disable the events module link in the profile tab
 	$a->theme_events_in_profile = false;
 	$a->videowidth = 622;
 
 	Renderer::setActiveTemplateEngine('smarty3');
 
-	$baseurl = System::baseUrl();
-
-	$style = PConfig::get(local_user(), 'frio', 'style');
-
-	$frio = 'view/theme/frio';
-
-	global $frio;
-
 	// if the device is a mobile device set js is_mobile
 	// variable so the js scripts can use this information
 	if ($a->is_mobile || $a->is_tablet) {
@@ -51,10 +42,6 @@ function frio_init(App $a)
 			</script>
 EOT;
 	}
-
-	if ($style == '') {
-		$style = Config::get('frio', 'style');
-	}
 }
 
 function frio_install()