diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterMessage.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterMessage.java
index b54b186ac3..094ea1cd1e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterMessage.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterMessage.java
@@ -2724,7 +2724,7 @@ public class AdapterMessage extends RecyclerView.Adapter<AdapterMessage.ViewHold
                                 HtmlHelper.restorePre(document);
                         }
 
-                        boolean browser_zoom = prefs.getBoolean("browser_zoom", true);
+                        boolean browser_zoom = prefs.getBoolean("browser_zoom", false);
                         int message_zoom = prefs.getInt("message_zoom", 100);
                         if (browser_zoom && message_zoom != 100) {
                             String z = String.format("%.2f", message_zoom / 100f);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsMisc.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsMisc.java
index 68cbb9734c..0df42c621e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsMisc.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsMisc.java
@@ -1693,7 +1693,7 @@ public class FragmentOptionsMisc extends FragmentBase implements SharedPreferenc
 
         swUndoManager.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("undo_manager", false));
         swWebViewLegacy.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("webview_legacy", false));
-        swBrowserZoom.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("browser_zoom", true));
+        swBrowserZoom.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("browser_zoom", false));
         swModSeq.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("use_modseq", true));
         swUid.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("uid_command", false));
         swExpunge.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("perform_expunge", true));
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/WebViewEx.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/WebViewEx.java
index 7132b7dbe8..38352791f6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/WebViewEx.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/WebViewEx.java
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public class WebViewEx extends WebView implements DownloadListener, View.OnLongC
         SharedPreferences prefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context);
         boolean compact = prefs.getBoolean("compact", false);
         int zoom = prefs.getInt("view_zoom", compact ? 0 : 1);
-        boolean browser_zoom = prefs.getBoolean("browser_zoom", true);
+        boolean browser_zoom = prefs.getBoolean("browser_zoom", false);
         int message_zoom = prefs.getInt("message_zoom", 100);
         boolean monospaced = prefs.getBoolean("monospaced", false);
         legacy = prefs.getBoolean("webview_legacy", false);