diff --git a/defaults.lua b/defaults.lua
index 4172ac7cf..26ec2f5c0 100644
--- a/defaults.lua
+++ b/defaults.lua
@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@ DCREREADER_CONFIG_MARGIN_SIZES_SMALL = {5, 10, 5, 10}
 DCREREADER_CONFIG_MARGIN_SIZES_MEDIUM = {10, 15, 10, 15}
 DCREREADER_CONFIG_MARGIN_SIZES_LARGE = {20, 20, 20, 20}
 
+-- crereader progress bar
+-- 0 for top "full" progress bar
+-- 1 for bottom "mini" progress bar
+DCREREADER_PROGRESS_BAR = 1
+
 -- gesture detector defaults
 DGESDETECT_DISABLE_DOUBLE_TAP = true
 
diff --git a/frontend/ui/data/creoptions.lua b/frontend/ui/data/creoptions.lua
index ab2f592fe..adbfbf1fd 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/data/creoptions.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/data/creoptions.lua
@@ -126,9 +126,9 @@ local CreOptions = {
 				name_text = S.PROGRESS_BAR,
 				toggle = {S.FULL, S.MINI},
 				values = {0, 1},
-				default_value = 0,
+				default_value = DCREREADER_PROGRESS_BAR,
 				args = {0, 1},
-				default_arg = 0,
+				default_arg = DCREREADER_PROGRESS_BAR,
 				event = "SetStatusLine",
 			},
 			{
diff --git a/frontend/ui/reader/readercoptlistener.lua b/frontend/ui/reader/readercoptlistener.lua
index 802914c2f..8e8bf894d 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/reader/readercoptlistener.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/reader/readercoptlistener.lua
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ function ReaderCoptListener:onReadSettings(config)
 	    end)
 	end
 	
-	local status_line = config:readSetting("copt_status_line") or 0
+	local status_line = config:readSetting("copt_status_line") or DCREREADER_PROGRESS_BAR
 	self.document:setStatusLineProp(status_line)
 end
 
diff --git a/frontend/ui/reader/readerfooter.lua b/frontend/ui/reader/readerfooter.lua
index a03608ac7..a808f8097 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/reader/readerfooter.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/reader/readerfooter.lua
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ function ReaderFooter:onTapFooter(arg, ges)
 	end
 	UIManager:setDirty(self.view.dialog, "partial")
 	-- consume this tap when footer is visible
-	if self.visible then
+	if self.view.footer_visible then
 		return true
 	end
 end