1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/file_watch.zig b/src/file_watch.zig
index 81f4ba87..148bc836 100644
--- a/src/file_watch.zig
+++ b/src/file_watch.zig
@@ -576,12 +576,19 @@ pub fn applyThemeEffect(
     watchPath(fd, watches, theme_slot, null, 0, .{ .text = 0 });
     if (!on) return false;
     const request = colors.themeFileRequest(core, generation) orelse return false;
+    // What fails here is the ThemeFile write's failure too, which waits on
+    // this (the one-failure rule): late, as a Save's.
+    const pane = request.pane;
     const bytes = filesystem.readFile(gpa, request.path) catch |err| {
         colors.failThemeFile(core, generation, err);
+        core.noteLateFailure(pane);
         return false;
     };
     defer gpa.free(bytes);
-    if (!colors.loadThemeFile(core, generation, bytes, animate)) return false;
+    if (!colors.loadThemeFile(core, generation, bytes, animate)) {
+        core.noteLateFailure(pane);
+        return false;
+    }
     const hash = std.hash.Wyhash.hash(0, bytes);
     watchPath(fd, watches, theme_slot, request.path, generation, .{ .text = hash });
     if (watches[theme_slot] == null) return false;