diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 1753594..8eaf8c7 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ config_load_default(zathura_t* zathura)
   girara_setting_add(gsession, "first-page-column",     &int_value,   INT,    false, _("Column of the first page"),cb_first_page_column_value_changed, NULL);
   float_value = 40;
   girara_setting_add(gsession, "scroll-step",           &float_value, FLOAT,  false, _("Scroll step"),             NULL, NULL);
-  float_value = -1;
+  float_value = 40;
   girara_setting_add(gsession, "scroll-hstep",          &float_value, FLOAT,  false, _("Horizontal scroll step"),             NULL, NULL);
   float_value = 0.0;
   girara_setting_add(gsession, "scroll-full-overlap",   &float_value, FLOAT,  false, _("Full page scroll overlap"),           NULL, NULL);