diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/player/PlayerNotificationService.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/player/PlayerNotificationService.kt
index 51354a9f..65fe343d 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/player/PlayerNotificationService.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/player/PlayerNotificationService.kt
@@ -201,6 +201,9 @@ class PlayerNotificationService : MediaBrowserServiceCompat()  {
     super.onCreate()
     ctx = this
 
+    // Initialize Paper
+    DbManager.initialize(ctx)
+
     // Initialize widget
     DeviceManager.initializeWidgetUpdater(ctx)
 
diff --git a/components/readers/Reader.vue b/components/readers/Reader.vue
index 5ba41bb3..a5fb8db4 100644
--- a/components/readers/Reader.vue
+++ b/components/readers/Reader.vue
@@ -39,10 +39,9 @@ export default {
     show: {
       handler(newVal) {
         if (newVal) {
-          this.showingToolbar = false
           this.comicHasMetadata = false
           this.registerListeners()
-          this.$showHideStatusBar(false)
+          this.hideToolbar()
         } else {
           this.unregisterListeners()
           this.$showHideStatusBar(true)
@@ -199,9 +198,11 @@ export default {
     },
     showToolbar() {
       this.showingToolbar = true
+      this.$showHideStatusBar(true)
     },
     hideToolbar() {
       this.showingToolbar = false
+      this.$showHideStatusBar(false)
     },
     toggleToolbar() {
       if (this.showingToolbar) this.hideToolbar()