diff --git a/R/precompiled.R b/R/precompiled.R
index 645216150..d02762445 100644
--- a/R/precompiled.R
+++ b/R/precompiled.R
@@ -7,13 +7,14 @@
 # theme so we can compare with the user theme. We only use the precompiled theme
 # if the two are identical. Themes are cached after comparison.
 precompiled_bs_theme_hash <- function(version) {
-  theme <- get0(version, .precompiled_css_themes)
+  theme_hash <- get0(version, .precompiled_css_themes)
+  
   if (is.null(theme)) {
-    theme <- rlang::hash(bs_theme(version = version, brand = FALSE))
-    assign(version, theme, envir = .precompiled_css_themes)
+    theme_hash <- rlang::hash(bs_theme(version = version, brand = FALSE))
+    assign(version, theme_hash, envir = .precompiled_css_themes)
   }
 
-  return(theme)
+  return(theme_hash)
 }
 
 #' Get the path to a precompiled CSS file