diff --git a/themeconf.inc.php b/themeconf.inc.php
index 5ff8842..23952fe 100644
--- a/themeconf.inc.php
+++ b/themeconf.inc.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ add_event_handler('init', 'set_config_values_elegant');
 function set_config_values_elegant()
 {
   global $conf, $template;
-  $config = unserialize( $conf['elegant'] );
+  $config = safe_unserialize( $conf['elegant'] );
   $template->assign( 'elegant', $config );
 }