diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/main/CoreMainActivity.java b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/main/CoreMainActivity.java
index 37392fa29..c8a89ef54 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/main/CoreMainActivity.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/main/CoreMainActivity.java
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.List;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 import kotlin.Unit;
-import kotlin.jvm.functions.Function1;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.json.JSONArray;
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.BuildConfig;
@@ -1564,7 +1563,7 @@ public abstract class CoreMainActivity extends BaseActivity
       int zoomScale = (int) sharedPreferenceUtil.getPrefZoom();
       getCurrentWebView().setInitialScale(zoomScale);
     } else {
-      getCurrentWebView().setInitialScale(0);
+      getCurrentWebView().setInitialScale(100);
     }
 
     if (!isBackToTopEnabled) {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/main/KiwixWebView.java b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/main/KiwixWebView.java
index c435e4c7a..09d534a1b 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/main/KiwixWebView.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/main/KiwixWebView.java
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ package org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.main;
 import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
 import android.app.Activity;
 import android.content.Context;
-import android.graphics.ColorMatrixColorFilter;
-import android.graphics.Paint;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Environment;
@@ -42,7 +40,6 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
-import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.BuildConfig;
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.CoreApp;
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.R;
@@ -50,8 +47,6 @@ import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.reader.ZimReaderContainer;
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.utils.LanguageUtils;
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.utils.SharedPreferenceUtil;
 
-import static org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.main.CoreMainActivity.HOME_URL;
-
 @SuppressLint("ViewConstructor")
 public class KiwixWebView extends VideoEnabledWebView {
   public static final float[] NIGHT_MODE_COLORS = {
@@ -104,7 +99,7 @@ public class KiwixWebView extends VideoEnabledWebView {
       int zoomScale = (int) sharedPreferenceUtil.getPrefZoom();
       setInitialScale(zoomScale);
     } else {
-      setInitialScale(0);
+      setInitialScale(100);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml b/core/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
index 02e1fef55..d7789d7ed 100644
--- a/core/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
+++ b/core/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
       android:title="@string/pref_zoom_enable" />
 
     <org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.settings.SliderPreference
-      android:defaultValue="250.0"
+      android:defaultValue="100.0"
       android:dialogMessage="0"
       android:enabled="false"
       android:key="pref_zoom_slider"