diff --git a/database-plain.c b/database-plain.c
index 0bb5513..783e3b2 100644
--- a/database-plain.c
+++ b/database-plain.c
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ zathura_db_load_bookmarks(zathura_database_t* db, const char* file)
 
 bool
 zathura_db_set_fileinfo(zathura_database_t* db, const char* file, unsigned int
-    page, int offset, float scale)
+    page, int offset, double scale)
 {
   if (db == NULL || db->history == NULL || file == NULL) {
     return false;
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ zathura_db_set_fileinfo(zathura_database_t* db, const char* file, unsigned int
 
 bool
 zathura_db_get_fileinfo(zathura_database_t* db, const char* file, unsigned int*
-    page, int* offset, float* scale)
+    page, int* offset, double* scale)
 {
   if (db == NULL || db->history == NULL || file == NULL || page == NULL ||
       offset == NULL || scale == NULL) {
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ zathura_db_get_fileinfo(zathura_database_t* db, const char* file, unsigned int*
 
   *page   = g_key_file_get_integer(db->history, file, KEY_PAGE, NULL);
   *offset = g_key_file_get_integer(db->history, file, KEY_OFFSET, NULL);
-  *scale  = strtof(g_key_file_get_string(db->history, file, KEY_SCALE, NULL), NULL);
+  *scale  = strtod(g_key_file_get_string(db->history, file, KEY_SCALE, NULL), NULL);
 
   return true;
 }
diff --git a/database-sqlite.c b/database-sqlite.c
index 779cc32..a6bfa2e 100644
--- a/database-sqlite.c
+++ b/database-sqlite.c
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ zathura_db_load_bookmarks(zathura_database_t* db, const char* file)
 
 bool
 zathura_db_set_fileinfo(zathura_database_t* db, const char* file, unsigned int
-    page, int offset, float scale)
+    page, int offset, double scale)
 {
   g_return_val_if_fail(db && file, false);
 
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ zathura_db_set_fileinfo(zathura_database_t* db, const char* file, unsigned int
 
 bool
 zathura_db_get_fileinfo(zathura_database_t* db, const char* file, unsigned int*
-    page, int* offset, float* scale)
+    page, int* offset, double* scale)
 {
   g_return_val_if_fail(db && file && page && offset && scale, false);
 
diff --git a/database.h b/database.h
index 44ee74d..6958b39 100644
--- a/database.h
+++ b/database.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ girara_list_t* zathura_db_load_bookmarks(zathura_database_t* db, const char*
  * @return true on success, false otherwise.
  */
 bool zathura_db_set_fileinfo(zathura_database_t* db, const char* file, unsigned
-    int page, int offset, float scale);
+    int page, int offset, double scale);
 
 /* Get file info (last site, ...) from the database.
  * @param db The database instance
@@ -72,6 +72,6 @@ bool zathura_db_set_fileinfo(zathura_database_t* db, const char* file, unsigned
  * @return true on success, false otherwise.
  */
 bool zathura_db_get_fileinfo(zathura_database_t* db, const char* file, unsigned
-    int* page, int* offset, float* scale);
+    int* page, int* offset, double* scale);
 
 #endif // DATABASE_H
diff --git a/document.c b/document.c
index cb1c441..075bc16 100644
--- a/document.c
+++ b/document.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include "utils.h"
 #include "zathura.h"
 #include "render.h"
-#include "utils.h"
+#include "database.h"
 
 void
 zathura_document_plugins_load(zathura_t* zathura)
@@ -218,6 +218,10 @@ zathura_document_open(zathura_t* zathura, const char* path, const char* password
   document->scale               = 1.0;
   document->zathura             = zathura;
 
+  int offset = 0;
+  zathura_db_get_fileinfo(zathura->database, document->file_path,
+      &document->current_page_number, &offset, &document->scale);
+
   if (plugin->open_function != NULL) {
     if (plugin->open_function(document) == true) {
       /* update statusbar */
diff --git a/zathura.c b/zathura.c
index b0fe85d..31d116f 100644
--- a/zathura.c
+++ b/zathura.c
@@ -335,13 +335,7 @@ document_open(zathura_t* zathura, const char* path, const char* password)
     girara_warning("Failed to load bookmarks for %s.\n", zathura->document->file_path);
   }
 
-  unsigned int page = 0u;
-  int offset = 0;
-  float scale = 1.0f;
-  if (zathura_db_get_fileinfo(zathura->database, zathura->document->file_path, &page, &offset, &scale)) {
-    page_set_delayed(zathura, page - 1);
-    zathura->document->scale = scale;
-  }
+  page_set_delayed(zathura, document->current_page_number - 1);
 
   return true;
 
@@ -533,7 +527,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 
   zathura_t* zathura = zathura_init(argc, argv);
   if (zathura == NULL) {
-    printf("error: coult not initialize zathura\n");
+    printf("error: could not initialize zathura\n");
     return -1;
   }