diff --git a/src/components/reader/pager/HorizontalPager.tsx b/src/components/reader/pager/HorizontalPager.tsx
index 533820b0..da494d59 100644
--- a/src/components/reader/pager/HorizontalPager.tsx
+++ b/src/components/reader/pager/HorizontalPager.tsx
@@ -87,8 +87,9 @@ export default function HorizontalPager(props: IReaderProps) {
     };
 
     useEffect(() => {
+        // scroll last read page into view after first mount
         pagesRef.current[curPage]?.scrollIntoView({ inline: 'center' });
-    }, [settings.readerType]);
+    }, [pagesRef.current.length]);
 
     useEffect(() => {
         selfRef.current?.addEventListener('mousedown', dragControl);
diff --git a/src/components/reader/pager/VerticalPager.tsx b/src/components/reader/pager/VerticalPager.tsx
index 77d6f0fb..5a95e897 100644
--- a/src/components/reader/pager/VerticalPager.tsx
+++ b/src/components/reader/pager/VerticalPager.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import Page from '../Page';
 
 export default function VerticalReader(props: IReaderProps) {
     const {
-        pages, settings, setCurPage, curPage, chapter, nextChapter, prevChapter,
+        pages, settings, setCurPage, curPage, nextChapter, prevChapter,
     } = props;
 
     const selfRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
@@ -88,14 +88,8 @@ export default function VerticalReader(props: IReaderProps) {
     }, [selfRef, curPage]);
 
     useEffect(() => {
-        // scroll last read page into view
-        let initialPage = (chapter as IChapter).lastPageRead;
-        if (initialPage > pages.length - 1) {
-            initialPage = pages.length - 1;
-        }
-        if (initialPage > -1) {
-            pagesRef.current[initialPage].scrollIntoView();
-        }
+        // scroll last read page into view after first mount
+        pagesRef.current[curPage].scrollIntoView();
     }, [pagesRef.current.length]);
 
     return (
diff --git a/src/screens/Reader.tsx b/src/screens/Reader.tsx
index ed77e457..7d41782a 100644
--- a/src/screens/Reader.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Reader.tsx
@@ -111,7 +111,11 @@ export default function Reader() {
             .then((response) => response.data)
             .then((data:IChapter) => {
                 setChapter(data);
-                setCurPage(data.lastPageRead);
+
+                if (data.lastPageRead === data.pageCount - 1) {
+                    // last page, also probably read = true, we will load the first page.
+                    setCurPage(0);
+                } else setCurPage(data.lastPageRead);
             });
     }, [chapterIndex]);