diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt
index 4bf893c70..6171984c7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class PreferencesHelper(val context: Context) {
 
     fun colorFilterMode() = flowPrefs.getInt(Keys.colorFilterMode, 0)
 
-    fun defaultViewer() = prefs.getInt(Keys.defaultViewer, 1)
+    fun defaultViewer() = prefs.getInt(Keys.defaultViewer, 2)
 
     fun imageScaleType() = flowPrefs.getInt(Keys.imageScaleType, 1)
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsReaderController.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsReaderController.kt
index 78711f20e..ae9203e4c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsReaderController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsReaderController.kt
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class SettingsReaderController : SettingsController() {
                     R.string.vertical_viewer, R.string.webtoon_viewer, R.string.vertical_plus_viewer
                 )
                 entryValues = arrayOf("1", "2", "3", "4", "5")
-                defaultValue = "1"
+                defaultValue = "2"
                 summary = "%s"
             }
             intListPreference {