diff --git a/UI/Web/src/app/book-reader/_components/book-reader/book-reader.component.ts b/UI/Web/src/app/book-reader/_components/book-reader/book-reader.component.ts
index b9d9e4f90..ebfa82c7c 100644
--- a/UI/Web/src/app/book-reader/_components/book-reader/book-reader.component.ts
+++ b/UI/Web/src/app/book-reader/_components/book-reader/book-reader.component.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import {ToastrService} from 'ngx-toastr';
 import {forkJoin, fromEvent, merge, of} from 'rxjs';
 import {catchError, debounceTime, distinctUntilChanged, take, tap} from 'rxjs/operators';
 import {Chapter} from 'src/app/_models/chapter';
-import {AccountService} from 'src/app/_services/account.service';
 import {NavService} from 'src/app/_services/nav.service';
 import {CHAPTER_ID_DOESNT_EXIST, CHAPTER_ID_NOT_FETCHED, ReaderService} from 'src/app/_services/reader.service';
 import {SeriesService} from 'src/app/_services/series.service';
@@ -40,7 +39,6 @@ import {LibraryType} from 'src/app/_models/library/library';
 import {BookTheme} from 'src/app/_models/preferences/book-theme';
 import {BookPageLayoutMode} from 'src/app/_models/readers/book-page-layout-mode';
 import {PageStyle, ReaderSettingsComponent} from '../reader-settings/reader-settings.component';
-import {User} from 'src/app/_models/user';
 import {ThemeService} from 'src/app/_services/theme.service';
 import {ScrollService} from 'src/app/_services/scroll.service';
 import {PAGING_DIRECTION} from 'src/app/manga-reader/_models/reader-enums';
@@ -122,7 +120,6 @@ export class BookReaderComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
 
   private readonly route = inject(ActivatedRoute);
   private readonly router = inject(Router);
-  private readonly accountService = inject(AccountService);
   private readonly seriesService = inject(SeriesService);
   private readonly readerService = inject(ReaderService);
   private readonly renderer = inject(Renderer2);
@@ -149,7 +146,6 @@ export class BookReaderComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
   volumeId!: number;
   chapterId!: number;
   chapter!: Chapter;
-  user!: User;
   readingProfile!: ReadingProfile;
 
   /**
@@ -640,16 +636,8 @@ export class BookReaderComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
         }
       });
 
-      this.accountService.currentUser$.pipe(take(1)).subscribe(user => {
-        if (user) {
-          this.user = user;
-          this.init();
-        }
-      });
+      this.init();
     });
-
-
-
   }
 
   init() {
@@ -787,6 +775,7 @@ export class BookReaderComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
     this.readerService.closeReader(this.readingListMode, this.readingListId);
   }
 
+
   sortElements(a: Element, b: Element) {
     const aTop = a.getBoundingClientRect().top;
       const bTop = b.getBoundingClientRect().top;
@@ -1065,7 +1054,7 @@ export class BookReaderComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
 
     // Virtual Paging stuff
     this.updateWidthAndHeightCalcs();
-    this.updateLayoutMode(this.layoutMode || BookPageLayoutMode.Default);
+    this.updateLayoutMode(this.layoutMode);
     this.addEmptyPageIfRequired();
 
     // Find all the part ids and their top offset
diff --git a/UI/Web/src/app/book-reader/_components/reader-settings/reader-settings.component.ts b/UI/Web/src/app/book-reader/_components/reader-settings/reader-settings.component.ts
index 8d3356bd0..52c067a16 100644
--- a/UI/Web/src/app/book-reader/_components/reader-settings/reader-settings.component.ts
+++ b/UI/Web/src/app/book-reader/_components/reader-settings/reader-settings.component.ts
@@ -202,32 +202,15 @@ export class ReaderSettingsComponent implements OnInit {
       })
     } else {
       this.parentReadingProfile = this.readingProfile;
+      this.cdRef.markForCheck();
     }
 
     this.fontFamilies = this.bookService.getFontFamilies();
     this.fontOptions = this.fontFamilies.map(f => f.title);
-    this.cdRef.markForCheck();
 
-    if (this.readingProfile.bookReaderFontFamily === undefined) {
-      this.readingProfile.bookReaderFontFamily = 'default';
-    }
-    if (this.readingProfile.bookReaderFontSize === undefined || this.readingProfile.bookReaderFontSize < 50) {
-      this.readingProfile.bookReaderFontSize = 100;
-    }
-    if (this.readingProfile.bookReaderLineSpacing === undefined || this.readingProfile.bookReaderLineSpacing < 100) {
-      this.readingProfile.bookReaderLineSpacing = 100;
-    }
-    if (this.readingProfile.bookReaderMargin === undefined) {
-      this.readingProfile.bookReaderMargin = 0;
-    }
-    if (this.readingProfile.bookReaderReadingDirection === undefined) {
-      this.readingProfile.bookReaderReadingDirection = ReadingDirection.LeftToRight;
-    }
-    if (this.readingProfile.bookReaderWritingStyle === undefined) {
-      this.readingProfile.bookReaderWritingStyle = WritingStyle.Horizontal;
-    }
-    this.readingDirectionModel = this.readingProfile.bookReaderReadingDirection;
-    this.writingStyleModel = this.readingProfile.bookReaderWritingStyle;
+
+
+    this.cdRef.markForCheck();
 
     this.setupSettings();
 
@@ -254,6 +237,27 @@ export class ReaderSettingsComponent implements OnInit {
   setupSettings() {
     if (!this.readingProfile) return;
 
+    if (this.readingProfile.bookReaderFontFamily === undefined) {
+      this.readingProfile.bookReaderFontFamily = 'default';
+    }
+    if (this.readingProfile.bookReaderFontSize === undefined || this.readingProfile.bookReaderFontSize < 50) {
+      this.readingProfile.bookReaderFontSize = 100;
+    }
+    if (this.readingProfile.bookReaderLineSpacing === undefined || this.readingProfile.bookReaderLineSpacing < 100) {
+      this.readingProfile.bookReaderLineSpacing = 100;
+    }
+    if (this.readingProfile.bookReaderMargin === undefined) {
+      this.readingProfile.bookReaderMargin = 0;
+    }
+    if (this.readingProfile.bookReaderReadingDirection === undefined) {
+      this.readingProfile.bookReaderReadingDirection = ReadingDirection.LeftToRight;
+    }
+    if (this.readingProfile.bookReaderWritingStyle === undefined) {
+      this.readingProfile.bookReaderWritingStyle = WritingStyle.Horizontal;
+    }
+    this.readingDirectionModel = this.readingProfile.bookReaderReadingDirection;
+    this.writingStyleModel = this.readingProfile.bookReaderWritingStyle;
+
     this.settingsForm.addControl('bookReaderFontFamily', new FormControl(this.readingProfile.bookReaderFontFamily, []));
     this.settingsForm.get('bookReaderFontFamily')!.valueChanges.pipe(takeUntilDestroyed(this.destroyRef)).subscribe(fontName => {
       const familyName = this.fontFamilies.filter(f => f.title === fontName)[0].family;
@@ -290,7 +294,7 @@ export class ReaderSettingsComponent implements OnInit {
       this.styleUpdate.emit(this.pageStyles);
     });
 
-    this.settingsForm.addControl('layoutMode', new FormControl(this.readingProfile.bookReaderLayoutMode || BookPageLayoutMode.Default, []));
+    this.settingsForm.addControl('layoutMode', new FormControl(this.readingProfile.bookReaderLayoutMode, []));
     this.settingsForm.get('layoutMode')?.valueChanges.pipe(takeUntilDestroyed(this.destroyRef)).subscribe((layoutMode: BookPageLayoutMode) => {
       this.layoutModeUpdate.emit(layoutMode);
     });