diff --git a/frontend/apps/reader/readerui.lua b/frontend/apps/reader/readerui.lua
index ecf56471c..aa0235e0f 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/reader/readerui.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/reader/readerui.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 local InputContainer = require("ui/widget/container/inputcontainer")
+local Cache = require("cache")
 local Geom = require("ui/geometry")
 local Device = require("ui/device")
 local DocSettings = require("docsettings")
@@ -301,6 +302,8 @@ function ReaderUI:onClose()
         self.start_pos = nil
     end
     UIManager:close(self.dialog)
+    -- serialize last used items for later launch
+    Cache:serialize()
     return true
 end
 
diff --git a/frontend/document/document.lua b/frontend/document/document.lua
index c04184607..7001dd32c 100644
--- a/frontend/document/document.lua
+++ b/frontend/document/document.lua
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ function Document:close()
         self.is_open = false
         self._document:close()
     end
-    Cache:serialize()
 end
 
 -- this might be overridden by a document implementation