diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 3a3e3d6..d46fca2 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ config_load_default(zathura_t* zathura)
   girara_setting_add(gsession, "highlight-transparency", &float_value, FLOAT,   false, "Transparency for highlighting", NULL, NULL);
   bool_value = true;
   girara_setting_add(gsession, "render-loading",         &bool_value,  BOOLEAN, false, "Render 'Loading ...'", NULL, NULL);
-  int_value = ADJUST_BESTFIT;
-  girara_setting_add(gsession, "adjust-open",            &int_value,   INT,     false, "Adjust to when opening file", NULL, NULL);
+  string_value = "best-fit";
+  girara_setting_add(gsession, "adjust-open",            string_value, STRING,  false, "Adjust to when opening file", NULL, NULL);
 
   /* define default shortcuts */
   girara_shortcut_add(gsession, GDK_CONTROL_MASK, GDK_c,          NULL, sc_abort,                    0,          0,               NULL);
diff --git a/document.c b/document.c
index dcab1a5..b7533a1 100644
--- a/document.c
+++ b/document.c
@@ -346,10 +346,17 @@ zathura_document_open(zathura_t* zathura, const char* path, const char* password
 
   g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(document->file_monitor.monitor), "changed", G_CALLBACK(cb_file_monitor), zathura->ui.session);
 
-
   /* apply open adjustment */
-  int adjust_open = ADJUST_BESTFIT;
-  girara_setting_get(zathura->ui.session, "adjust-open", &adjust_open);
+  char* adjust_open = "best-fit";
+  document->adjust_mode = ADJUST_BESTFIT;
+  if (girara_setting_get(zathura->ui.session, "adjust-open", &(adjust_open)) == true) {
+    if (g_strcmp0(adjust_open, "best-fit") == 0) {
+      document->adjust_mode = ADJUST_BESTFIT;
+    } else if (g_strcmp0(adjust_open, "width") == 0) {
+      document->adjust_mode = ADJUST_WIDTH;
+    }
+    g_free(adjust_open);
+  }
 
   g_free(file_uri);