diff --git a/backend-shared/exportfuncs.cpp b/backend-shared/exportfuncs.cpp
index 2b33acf51..35586b2dd 100644
--- a/backend-shared/exportfuncs.cpp
+++ b/backend-shared/exportfuncs.cpp
@@ -52,9 +52,8 @@ static void exportProfile(ProfileWidget2 *profile, const struct dive *dive, cons
 
 static std::unique_ptr<ProfileWidget2> getPrintProfile()
 {
-	auto profile = std::make_unique<ProfileWidget2>(nullptr, nullptr);
+	auto profile = std::make_unique<ProfileWidget2>(nullptr, (double)profileScale, nullptr);
 	profile->setPrintMode(true);
-	profile->setFontPrintScale((double)profileScale);
 	return profile;
 }
 
diff --git a/desktop-widgets/diveplanner.cpp b/desktop-widgets/diveplanner.cpp
index ad1b9a276..83aced4bb 100644
--- a/desktop-widgets/diveplanner.cpp
+++ b/desktop-widgets/diveplanner.cpp
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ void PlannerWidgets::printDecoPlan()
 	painter.setRenderHint(QPainter::Antialiasing);
 	painter.setRenderHint(QPainter::SmoothPixmapTransform);
 
-	auto profile = std::make_unique<ProfileWidget2>(DivePlannerPointsModel::instance(), nullptr);
+	auto profile = std::make_unique<ProfileWidget2>(DivePlannerPointsModel::instance(), 1.0, nullptr);
 	profile->setPlanState(&displayed_dive, 0);
 	profile->plotDive(&displayed_dive, 0, true, true);
 	profile->setPrintMode(true);
diff --git a/desktop-widgets/printer.cpp b/desktop-widgets/printer.cpp
index 7b083bb21..269867d9a 100644
--- a/desktop-widgets/printer.cpp
+++ b/desktop-widgets/printer.cpp
@@ -102,8 +102,14 @@ void Printer::flowRender()
 
 void Printer::render(int pages)
 {
-	auto profile = std::make_unique<ProfileWidget2>(nullptr, nullptr);
-	double printFontScale = 1.0;
+	// get all refereces to diveprofile class in the Html template
+	QWebElementCollection collection = webView->page()->mainFrame()->findAllElements(".diveprofile");
+
+	// A "standard" profile has about 600 pixels in height.
+	// Scale the fonts in the printed profile accordingly.
+	// This is arbitrary, but it seems to work reasonably well.
+	double printFontScale = collection.count() > 0 ? collection[0].geometry().size().height() / 600.0 : 1.0;
+	auto profile = std::make_unique<ProfileWidget2>(nullptr, printFontScale, nullptr);
 
 	// apply printing settings to profile
 	profile->setFrameStyle(QFrame::NoFrame);
@@ -116,18 +122,6 @@ void Printer::render(int pages)
 	painter.setRenderHint(QPainter::Antialiasing);
 	painter.setRenderHint(QPainter::SmoothPixmapTransform);
 
-	// get all refereces to diveprofile class in the Html template
-	QWebElementCollection collection = webView->page()->mainFrame()->findAllElements(".diveprofile");
-
-	if (collection.count() > 0) {
-		// A "standard" profile has about 600 pixels in height.
-		// Scale the fonts in the printed profile accordingly.
-		// This is arbitrary, but it seems to work reasonably.
-		QSize size = collection[0].geometry().size();
-		printFontScale = size.height() / 600.0;
-	}
-	profile->setFontPrintScale(printFontScale);
-
 	int elemNo = 0;
 	for (int i = 0; i < pages; i++) {
 		// render the base Html template
diff --git a/desktop-widgets/profilewidget.cpp b/desktop-widgets/profilewidget.cpp
index 96335790a..2b1b28c83 100644
--- a/desktop-widgets/profilewidget.cpp
+++ b/desktop-widgets/profilewidget.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ ProfileWidget::ProfileWidget()
 			   ui.profHR, // very few dive computers support this
 			   ui.profTissues }; // maybe less frequently used
 
-	view.reset(new ProfileWidget2(DivePlannerPointsModel::instance(), this));
+	view.reset(new ProfileWidget2(DivePlannerPointsModel::instance(), 1.0, this));
 	QToolBar *toolBar = new QToolBar(this);
 	for (QAction *a: toolbarActions)
 		toolBar->addAction(a);
diff --git a/profile-widget/profilewidget2.cpp b/profile-widget/profilewidget2.cpp
index 519f58e33..7bded1de3 100644
--- a/profile-widget/profilewidget2.cpp
+++ b/profile-widget/profilewidget2.cpp
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ T *ProfileWidget2::createItem(const DiveCartesianAxis &vAxis, int vColumn, int z
 	return res;
 }
 
-ProfileWidget2::ProfileWidget2(DivePlannerPointsModel *plannerModelIn, QWidget *parent) : QGraphicsView(parent),
+ProfileWidget2::ProfileWidget2(DivePlannerPointsModel *plannerModelIn, double fontPrintScale, QWidget *parent) : QGraphicsView(parent),
 	currentState(INVALID),
 	dataModel(new DivePlotDataModel(this)),
 	plannerModel(plannerModelIn),
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ ProfileWidget2::ProfileWidget2(DivePlannerPointsModel *plannerModelIn, QWidget *
 #endif
 	tankItem(new TankItem(*timeAxis)),
 	shouldCalculateMax(true),
-	fontPrintScale(1.0)
+	fontPrintScale(fontPrintScale)
 {
 	init_plot_info(&plotInfo);
 
diff --git a/profile-widget/profilewidget2.h b/profile-widget/profilewidget2.h
index 8af7f8dad..3d2eea781 100644
--- a/profile-widget/profilewidget2.h
+++ b/profile-widget/profilewidget2.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public:
 	};
 
 	// Pass null as plannerModel if no support for planning required
-	ProfileWidget2(DivePlannerPointsModel *plannerModel, QWidget *parent = 0);
+	ProfileWidget2(DivePlannerPointsModel *plannerModel, double fontPrintScale, QWidget *parent = 0);
 	~ProfileWidget2();
 	void resetZoom();
 	void scale(qreal sx, qreal sy);
diff --git a/profile-widget/qmlprofile.cpp b/profile-widget/qmlprofile.cpp
index 3d664c9a3..24c57caa7 100644
--- a/profile-widget/qmlprofile.cpp
+++ b/profile-widget/qmlprofile.cpp
@@ -28,10 +28,9 @@ QMLProfile::QMLProfile(QQuickItem *parent) :
 
 void QMLProfile::createProfileView()
 {
-	m_profileWidget.reset(new ProfileWidget2(nullptr, nullptr));
+	m_profileWidget.reset(new ProfileWidget2(nullptr, fontScale * m_devicePixelRatio, nullptr));
 	m_profileWidget->setProfileState(nullptr, 0);
 	m_profileWidget->setPrintMode(true);
-	m_profileWidget->setFontPrintScale(fontScale * m_devicePixelRatio);
 }
 
 // we need this so we can connect update() to the scaleChanged() signal - which the connect above cannot do