diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/shell.ts b/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/shell.ts
index 1b19bafaf61156b75e89b958f801989286299de2..7e0684ca5b65869e4a22f04cf0516f5c0c8a8e23 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/shell.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/shell.ts
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ import SCMPreview from 'vs/workbench/parts/scm/browser/scmPreview';
 import { readdir } from 'vs/base/node/pfs';
 import { join } from 'path';
 import 'vs/platform/opener/browser/opener.contribution';
+import { IWorkbenchThemeService } from 'vs/workbench/services/themes/common/themeService';
+import { WorkbenchThemeService } from 'vs/workbench/services/themes/electron-browser/themeService';
 
 /**
  * Services that we require for the Shell
@@ -131,6 +133,7 @@ export class WorkbenchShell {
 	private windowsService: IWindowsService;
 	private windowIPCService: IWindowIPCService;
 	private timerService: ITimerService;
+	private themeService: WorkbenchThemeService;
 
 	private container: HTMLElement;
 	private toUnbind: IDisposable[];
@@ -213,7 +216,7 @@ export class WorkbenchShell {
 			'workbench.filesToCreate': filesToCreate && filesToCreate.length || undefined,
 			'workbench.filesToDiff': filesToDiff && filesToDiff.length || undefined,
 			customKeybindingsCount: info.customKeybindingsCount,
-			theme: info.themeId,
+			theme: this.themeService.getColorTheme().id,
 			language: platform.language,
 			experiments: this.telemetryService.getExperiments(),
 			pinnedViewlets: info.pinnedViewlets
@@ -378,6 +381,9 @@ export class WorkbenchShell {
 			this.timerService.afterExtensionLoad = new Date();
 		});
 
+		this.themeService = instantiationService.createInstance(WorkbenchThemeService, document.body);
+		serviceCollection.set(IWorkbenchThemeService, this.themeService);
+
 		serviceCollection.set(ICommandService, new SyncDescriptor(CommandService));
 
 		this.contextViewService = instantiationService.createInstance(ContextViewService, this.container);
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/workbench.ts b/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/workbench.ts
index ea58106e9488d32d9e30597954b98415937253a5..0f631c25351a086b506001439d7dbcbac597c3a3 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/workbench.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/workbench.ts
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@ import { WorkbenchMessageService } from 'vs/workbench/services/message/browser/m
 import { IWorkbenchEditorService } from 'vs/workbench/services/editor/common/editorService';
 import { IQuickOpenService } from 'vs/platform/quickOpen/common/quickOpen';
 import { IClipboardService } from 'vs/platform/clipboard/common/clipboardService';
-import { IWorkbenchThemeService } from 'vs/workbench/services/themes/common/themeService';
-import { WorkbenchThemeService } from 'vs/workbench/services/themes/electron-browser/themeService';
 import { ClipboardService } from 'vs/platform/clipboard/electron-browser/clipboardService';
 import { IEditorGroupService } from 'vs/workbench/services/group/common/groupService';
 import { IHistoryService } from 'vs/workbench/services/history/common/history';
@@ -116,7 +114,6 @@ export interface IWorkbenchStartedInfo {
 	restoreViewletDuration: number;
 	restoreEditorsDuration: number;
 	pinnedViewlets: string[];
-	themeId: string;
 }
 
 export interface IWorkbenchCallbacks {
@@ -163,7 +160,6 @@ export class Workbench implements IPartService {
 	private editorService: WorkbenchEditorService;
 	private viewletService: IViewletService;
 	private contextKeyService: IContextKeyService;
-	private themeService: WorkbenchThemeService;
 	private keybindingService: IKeybindingService;
 	private backupFileService: IBackupFileService;
 	private configurationEditingService: IConfigurationEditingService;
@@ -353,7 +349,6 @@ export class Workbench implements IPartService {
 						restoreViewletDuration: viewletRestoreStopWatch ? viewletRestoreStopWatch.elapsed() : 0,
 						restoreEditorsDuration: editorRestoreStopWatch.elapsed(),
 						pinnedViewlets: this.activitybarPart.getPinned(),
-						themeId: this.themeService.getColorTheme().id
 					});
 				}
 
@@ -435,10 +430,6 @@ export class Workbench implements IPartService {
 
 		this.toDispose.push(this.lifecycleService.onShutdown(this.shutdownComponents, this));
 
-		// Theme Service
-		this.themeService = this.instantiationService.createInstance(WorkbenchThemeService, document.body);
-		serviceCollection.set(IWorkbenchThemeService, this.themeService);
-
 		// Services we contribute
 		serviceCollection.set(IPartService, this);