diff --git a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerconfig.lua b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerconfig.lua
index 2cc31125e..c821d9d6a 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerconfig.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerconfig.lua
@@ -93,9 +93,6 @@ function ReaderConfig:onSwipeShowConfigMenu(ges)
 end
 
 function ReaderConfig:onSetDimensions(dimen)
-    if Device:isTouchDevice() then
-        self:initGesListener()
-    end
     -- since we cannot redraw config_dialog with new size, we close
     -- the old one on screen size change
     if self.config_dialog then
diff --git a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerfooter.lua b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerfooter.lua
index 32c5d473a..72de85796 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerfooter.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerfooter.lua
@@ -579,7 +579,9 @@ function ReaderFooter:_updateFooterText()
     end
     self.text_container.dimen.w = self.text_width
     self.horizontal_group:resetLayout()
-    UIManager:setDirty(self.view.dialog, "ui", self.footer_content.dimen)
+    UIManager:setDirty(self.view.dialog, function()
+        return "ui", self.footer_content.dimen
+    end)
 end
 
 function ReaderFooter:onPageUpdate(pageno)
diff --git a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readertoc.lua b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readertoc.lua
index cf3dc88be..5f5385057 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readertoc.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readertoc.lua
@@ -85,7 +85,9 @@ function ReaderToc:onPageUpdate(pageno)
 end
 
 function ReaderToc:onPosUpdate(pos, pageno)
-    self.pageno = pageno
+    if pageno then
+        self.pageno = pageno
+    end
 end
 
 function ReaderToc:fillToc()
diff --git a/frontend/ui/widget/menu.lua b/frontend/ui/widget/menu.lua
index d471337fb..1f04b76f8 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/widget/menu.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/widget/menu.lua
@@ -695,7 +695,9 @@ function Menu:init()
     -- return button
     self.page_return_arrow = Button:new{
         icon = "resources/icons/appbar.arrow.left.up.png",
-        callback = function() self:onReturn() end,
+        callback = function()
+            if self.onReturn then self:onReturn() end
+        end,
         bordersize = 0,
         show_parent = self,
         readonly = self.return_arrow_propagation,