diff --git a/src/qt/bitcoingui.cpp b/src/qt/bitcoingui.cpp
index fa0bd8ec89..a478ecdfe3 100755
--- a/src/qt/bitcoingui.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/bitcoingui.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ BitcoinGUI::BitcoinGUI(bool fIsTestnet, QWidget *parent) :
     spinnerFrame(0)
 {
     /* Open default CSS */
-    QFile qFile(":/css/drkblue");
+    // QFile qFile(":/css/drkblue");
+    QFile qFile("drkblue.css"); // for development only
     if (qFile.open(QFile::ReadOnly)) {
       QString styleSheet = QLatin1String(qFile.readAll());
       this->setStyleSheet(styleSheet);