diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3a89f504..c2b86ebc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "react-data-table-component",
-  "version": "7.4.0",
+  "version": "7.4.1",
   "description": "A simple to use declarative react based data table",
   "main": "dist/index.cjs.js",
   "module": "dist/index.es.js",
diff --git a/src/DataTable/themes.ts b/src/DataTable/themes.ts
index 26ba5b41..2cc56eae 100644
--- a/src/DataTable/themes.ts
+++ b/src/DataTable/themes.ts
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export function createTheme<T>(name = 'default', customTheme?: T, inherit: Theme
 	}
 
 	// allow tweaking default or light themes if the theme passed in matches
-	defaultThemes[name] = merge(defaultThemes[inherit], customTheme || {});
+	defaultThemes[name] = merge(defaultThemes[name], customTheme || {});
 
 	return defaultThemes[name];
 }