diff --git a/frontend/ui/reader/readerfont.lua b/frontend/ui/reader/readerfont.lua
index 23e5f02b4..51fa71744 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/reader/readerfont.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/reader/readerfont.lua
@@ -26,21 +26,24 @@ ReaderFont = InputContainer:new{
 }
 
 function ReaderFont:init()
-	self.font_face = self.ui.doc_settings:readSetting("font_face")
-	if not self.font_face then 
-		self.font_face = self.ui.document:getFontFace()
-	end
-
-	self.font_size = self.ui.doc_settings:readSetting("font_size")
-	if not self.font_size then 
-		self.font_size = self.ui.document:getFontSize()
-	end
 end
 
 function ReaderFont:onSetDimensions(dimen)
 	self.dimen = dimen
 end
 
+function ReaderFont:onReadSettings(config)
+	self.font_face = config:readSetting("font_face")
+	if not self.font_face then 
+		self.font_face = self.ui.document:getFontFace()
+	end
+
+	self.font_size = config:readSetting("font_size")
+	if not self.font_size then 
+		self.font_size = self.ui.document:getFontSize()
+	end
+end
+
 function ReaderFont:onShowFontMenu()
 	-- build menu item_table
 	local face_list = cre.getFontFaces()