diff --git a/src/routes/+layout.js b/src/routes/+layout.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8cacf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/+layout.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export const prerender = true;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/routes/+layout.svelte b/src/routes/+layout.svelte
index 42a4e63..343db90 100644
--- a/src/routes/+layout.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/+layout.svelte
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 	import Alert from '$lib/common/Alert.svelte';
 	import Stores from '$lib/common/Stores.svelte';
 	import { themeStore } from '$lib/common/stores.js'
-	export const prerender = true;
 	
 
 	// NOTE: the element that is using one of the theme attributes must be in the DOM on mount