diff --git a/game/scripts/interface/book.rpy b/game/scripts/interface/book.rpy
index d97b23be..cdacfea4 100644
--- a/game/scripts/interface/book.rpy
+++ b/game/scripts/interface/book.rpy
@@ -140,8 +140,7 @@ screen book_menu(book=None):
     add "interface/book/book_open.webp"
 
     default page_title = None
-    # on "show" action book.Open() # sets up all the screen variables we want, including page_title which serves as a trigger
-    timer 0.00000000001 action book.Open() # sets up all the screen variables we want, including page_title which serves as a trigger
+    on "show" action book.Open() # sets up all the screen variables we want, including page_title which serves as a trigger
 
     if page_title is not None: