diff --git a/frontend/ui/reader/readerzooming.lua b/frontend/ui/reader/readerzooming.lua
index e00e31acb..57194ddc5 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/reader/readerzooming.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/reader/readerzooming.lua
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ function ReaderZooming:onReadSettings(config)
 	if not zoom_mode then
 		zoom_mode = self.DEFAULT_ZOOM_MODE
 	end
-	self.ui:handleEvent(Event:new("SetZoomMode", zoom_mode))
+	self:setZoomMode(zoom_mode)
 end
 
 function ReaderZooming:onSaveSettings()