diff --git a/kpops/pipeline_generator/pipeline.py b/kpops/pipeline_generator/pipeline.py
index 872672bd4..8269038c7 100644
--- a/kpops/pipeline_generator/pipeline.py
+++ b/kpops/pipeline_generator/pipeline.py
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ def print_yaml(self, substitution: dict | None = None) -> None:
             substitute(str(self), substitution),
             "yaml",
             background_color="default",
+            theme="ansi_dark",
         )
         Console(
             width=1000  # HACK: overwrite console width to avoid truncating output