diff --git a/callbacks.c b/callbacks.c
index 8fb333d..be7f3a4 100644
--- a/callbacks.c
+++ b/callbacks.c
@@ -38,14 +38,11 @@ buffer_changed(girara_session_t* session)
 void
 cb_view_vadjustment_value_changed(GtkAdjustment *adjustment, gpointer data)
 {
-  g_return_if_fail(data != NULL);
-
   zathura_t* zathura = data;
-  if (!zathura->document || !zathura->document->pages || !zathura->ui.page_view) {
+  if (!zathura || !zathura->document || !zathura->document->pages || !zathura->ui.page_view) {
     return;
   }
 
-
   // FIXME
   /* get current adjustment values */
   /*gdouble lower = gtk_adjustment_get_value(adjustment);*/
diff --git a/document.c b/document.c
index 4979b1d..8802593 100644
--- a/document.c
+++ b/document.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "document.h"
 #include "utils.h"
 #include "zathura.h"
+#include "render.h"
 
 #define LENGTH(x) (sizeof(x)/sizeof((x)[0]))
 
@@ -385,6 +386,7 @@ zathura_page_get(zathura_document_t* document, unsigned int page_id)
     page->rendered     = false;
     page->event_box    = gtk_event_box_new();
     page->drawing_area = gtk_drawing_area_new();
+    g_signal_connect(page->drawing_area, "expose-event", G_CALLBACK(page_expose_event), page);
 
     gtk_container_add(GTK_CONTAINER(page->event_box), page->drawing_area);
 
diff --git a/render.c b/render.c
index 821d665..967f7b9 100644
--- a/render.c
+++ b/render.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ render_job(void* data)
     g_mutex_unlock(render_thread->lock);
 
     if (render(render_thread->zathura, page) != true) {
-      fprintf(stderr, "rendering failed\n");
+      girara_error("Rendering failed\n");
     }
 
     printf("Rendered %d\n", page->number);
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ render_page(render_thread_t* render_thread, zathura_page_t* page)
 bool
 render(zathura_t* zathura, zathura_page_t* page)
 {
+  if (zathura == NULL || page == NULL) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
   gdk_threads_enter();
   g_static_mutex_lock(&(page->lock));
   zathura_image_buffer_t* image_buffer = zathura_page_render(page);
@@ -198,5 +202,29 @@ render_all(zathura_t* zathura)
 
   /* redraw current page */
   GtkAdjustment* view_vadjustment = gtk_scrolled_window_get_vadjustment(GTK_SCROLLED_WINDOW(zathura->ui.session->gtk.view));
-  cb_view_vadjustment_value_changed(view_vadjustment, NULL);
+  cb_view_vadjustment_value_changed(view_vadjustment, zathura);
+}
+
+gboolean
+page_expose_event(GtkWidget* widget, GdkEventExpose* event, gpointer data)
+{
+  zathura_page_t* page = data;
+  g_static_mutex_lock(&(page->lock));
+
+  cairo_t* cairo = gdk_cairo_create(page->drawing_area->window);
+
+  if (cairo == NULL) {
+    girara_error("Could not create blank page");
+    g_static_mutex_unlock(&(page->lock));
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  cairo_set_source_rgb(cairo, 0, 0, 0);
+  cairo_rectangle(cairo, 0, 0, page->width, page->height);
+  cairo_fill(cairo);
+  cairo_destroy(cairo);
+
+  g_static_mutex_unlock(&(page->lock));
+
+  return true;
 }
diff --git a/render.h b/render.h
index c20c5c7..73f2a27 100644
--- a/render.h
+++ b/render.h
@@ -53,4 +53,14 @@ bool render_page(render_thread_t* render_thread, zathura_page_t* page);
  */
 void render_all(zathura_t* zathura);
 
+/**
+ * Renders page
+ *
+ * @param widget Drawing area
+ * @param event Event
+ * @param data Optional data
+ * @return true if no error occured
+ */
+gboolean page_expose_event(GtkWidget* widget, GdkEventExpose* event, gpointer data);
+
 #endif // RENDER_H
diff --git a/zathura.c b/zathura.c
index 5bfed4c..25d479c 100644
--- a/zathura.c
+++ b/zathura.c
@@ -12,6 +12,15 @@
 #include "utils.h"
 #include "render.h"
 
+typedef struct zathura_document_info_s
+{
+  zathura_t* zathura;
+  const char* path;
+  const char* password;
+} zathura_document_info_t;
+
+gboolean document_info_open(gpointer data);
+
 /* function implementation */
 zathura_t*
 zathura_init(int argc, char* argv[])
@@ -84,6 +93,17 @@ zathura_init(int argc, char* argv[])
   /* configuration */
   config_load_default(zathura);
 
+  if (argc > 1) {
+    zathura_document_info_t* document_info = malloc(sizeof(zathura_document_info_t));
+
+    if (document_info != NULL) {
+      document_info->zathura  = zathura;
+      document_info->path     = argv[1];
+      document_info->password = (argc >= 2) ? argv[2] : NULL;
+      g_idle_add(document_info_open, document_info);
+    }
+  }
+
   return zathura;
 
 error_free:
@@ -117,6 +137,22 @@ zathura_free(zathura_t* zathura)
   girara_list_free(zathura->plugins.plugins);
 }
 
+gboolean
+document_info_open(gpointer data)
+{
+  zathura_document_info_t* document_info = data;
+  g_return_val_if_fail(document_info != NULL, FALSE);
+
+  if (document_info->zathura == NULL || document_info->path == NULL) {
+    free(document_info);
+    return FALSE;
+  }
+
+  document_open(document_info->zathura, document_info->path, document_info->password);
+
+  return FALSE;
+}
+
 bool
 document_open(zathura_t* zathura, const char* path, const char* password)
 {
@@ -132,11 +168,6 @@ document_open(zathura_t* zathura, const char* path, const char* password)
 
   zathura->document = document;
 
-  /* init view */
-  if (create_blank_pages(zathura) == false) {
-    return false;
-  }
-
   /* view mode */
   int* value = girara_setting_get(zathura->ui.session, "pages-per-row");
   int pages_per_row = (value) ? *value : 1;
@@ -203,7 +234,7 @@ page_set(zathura_t* zathura, unsigned int page_id)
   }
 
   GtkAdjustment* view_vadjustment = gtk_scrolled_window_get_vadjustment(GTK_SCROLLED_WINDOW(zathura->ui.session->gtk.view));
-  cb_view_vadjustment_value_changed(view_vadjustment, NULL);
+  cb_view_vadjustment_value_changed(view_vadjustment, zathura);
 
   /* update page number */
   zathura->document->current_page_number = page_id;
@@ -249,34 +280,6 @@ page_view_set_mode(zathura_t* zathura, unsigned int pages_per_row)
   gtk_widget_show_all(zathura->ui.page_view);
 }
 
-bool
-create_blank_pages(zathura_t* zathura)
-{
-  /* create blank pages */
-  for (unsigned int i = 0; i < zathura->document->number_of_pages; i++)
-  {
-    zathura_page_t* page = zathura->document->pages[i];
-    g_static_mutex_lock(&(page->lock));
-
-    cairo_t* cairo = gdk_cairo_create(page->drawing_area->window);
-
-    if (cairo == NULL) {
-      girara_error("Could not create blank page");
-      g_static_mutex_unlock(&(page->lock));
-      return false;
-    }
-
-    cairo_set_source_rgb(cairo, 1, 1, 1);
-    cairo_rectangle(cairo, 0, 0, page->width, page->height);
-    cairo_fill(cairo);
-    cairo_destroy(cairo);
-
-    g_static_mutex_unlock(&(page->lock));
-  }
-
-  return true;
-}
-
 /* main function */
 int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
@@ -290,13 +293,6 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     return -1;
   }
 
-  if (argc > 1) {
-    if (!document_open(zathura, argv[1], NULL)) {
-      printf("error: could not open document\n");
-      return -1;
-    }
-  }
-
   gdk_threads_enter();
   gtk_main();
   gdk_threads_leave();
diff --git a/zathura.h b/zathura.h
index c90d5c1..739cd76 100644
--- a/zathura.h
+++ b/zathura.h
@@ -113,12 +113,4 @@ bool page_set(zathura_t* zathura, unsigned int page_id);
  */
 void page_view_set_mode(zathura_t* zathura, unsigned int pages_per_row);
 
-/**
- * Create blank pages
- *
- * @param zathura The zathura zathura
- * @return false if an error occured, otherwise true
- */
-bool create_blank_pages(zathura_t* zathura);
-
 #endif // ZATHURA_H