diff --git a/src/app/workspace/resource/representation/still-image/still-image.component.ts b/src/app/workspace/resource/representation/still-image/still-image.component.ts
index 863c0c2b8e..3055b13185 100644
--- a/src/app/workspace/resource/representation/still-image/still-image.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/workspace/resource/representation/still-image/still-image.component.ts
@@ -250,13 +250,12 @@ export class StillImageComponent implements OnChanges, OnDestroy {
             navigatorLeft: 'calc(100% - 160px)',
             navigatorHeight: '120px',
             navigatorWidth: '120px',
+            gestureSettingsMouse: {
+                clickToZoom: false // do not zoom in on click
+            }
         };
         this._viewer = new OpenSeadragon.Viewer(osdOptions);
 
-        // do not zoom in on click
-        // https://github.com/openseadragon/openseadragon/issues/1115#issuecomment-275725918
-        this._viewer.zoomPerClick = 1;
-
         this._viewer.addHandler('full-screen', (args) => {
             if (args.fullScreen) {
                 viewerContainer.classList.add('fullscreen');