diff --git a/app/build.gradle.kts b/app/build.gradle.kts
index 42cfaa3f..f74ec779 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ android {
         buildConfigField("boolean", "EVENT_AND_CRASH_LOGGING_ENABLED", "false")
         buildConfigField("String", "PSPDFKIT_KEY", "\"\"")
         manifestPlaceholders["enableCrashReporting"] = false
+
+        ndk {
+            abiFilters += listOf("armeabi-v7a", "arm64-v8a", "x86", "x86_64")
+        }
     }
     signingConfigs {
         create("release") {
diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 36541a7a..9fe18dc4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@
         tools:ignore="GoogleAppIndexingWarning"
         tools:replace="android:requestLegacyExternalStorage"
         tools:targetApi="n">
-<!--        <meta-data-->
-<!--            android:name="pspdfkit_automatic_initialize"-->
-<!--            android:value="false" />-->
+        <meta-data
+            android:name="pspdfkit_automatic_initialize"
+            android:value="false" />
         <meta-data
             android:name="firebase_crashlytics_collection_enabled"
             android:value="${enableCrashReporting}" />
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/zotero/android/ZoteroApplication.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/zotero/android/ZoteroApplication.kt
index ff56cdf6..1c7ddd93 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/zotero/android/ZoteroApplication.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/zotero/android/ZoteroApplication.kt
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleObserver
 import androidx.lifecycle.LifecycleOwner
 import androidx.lifecycle.ProcessLifecycleOwner
 import com.google.gson.Gson
-import com.pspdfkit.PSPDFKit
 import dagger.hilt.android.HiltAndroidApp
 import org.zotero.android.BuildConfig.EVENT_AND_CRASH_LOGGING_ENABLED
 import org.zotero.android.api.ForGsonWithRoundedDecimals
@@ -56,13 +55,6 @@ open class ZoteroApplication: Application(), DefaultLifecycleObserver {
         controllers.init()
 
         ProcessLifecycleOwner.get().lifecycle.addObserver(this)
-        initializePspdfKit()
-    }
-
-    private fun initializePspdfKit() {
-        if (BuildConfig.PSPDFKIT_KEY.isNotBlank()) {
-            PSPDFKit.initialize(this, BuildConfig.PSPDFKIT_KEY)
-        }
     }
 
     override fun onStart(owner: LifecycleOwner) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/zotero/android/architecture/navigation/phone/DashboardRootPhoneNavigation.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/zotero/android/architecture/navigation/phone/DashboardRootPhoneNavigation.kt
index 966a2f33..f9e3c728 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/zotero/android/architecture/navigation/phone/DashboardRootPhoneNavigation.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/zotero/android/architecture/navigation/phone/DashboardRootPhoneNavigation.kt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
 import androidx.compose.runtime.livedata.observeAsState
 import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext
 import androidx.navigation.NavHostController
 import com.google.accompanist.insets.navigationBarsPadding
 import com.google.accompanist.navigation.animation.composable
@@ -71,6 +72,8 @@ internal fun DashboardRootPhoneNavigation(
     val navigation = remember(navController) {
         ZoteroNavigation(navController, dispatcher)
     }
+    val context = LocalContext.current
+
     Box{
         Column(modifier = Modifier.background(color = CustomTheme.colors.surface)) {
             ZoteroNavHost(
@@ -114,7 +117,7 @@ internal fun DashboardRootPhoneNavigation(
                     navigateToZoterWebViewScreen = navigation::toZoteroWebViewScreen,
                     navigateToTagFilter = navigation::toTagFilter,
                     navigateToCollectionPicker = navigation::toCollectionPicker,
-                    onShowPdf = navigation::toPdfScreen,
+                    onShowPdf = { navigation.toPdfScreen(context) },
                 )
                 itemDetailsScreen(
                     navigateToCreatorEdit = navigation::toCreatorEdit,
@@ -128,7 +131,7 @@ internal fun DashboardRootPhoneNavigation(
                     onOpenFile = onOpenFile,
                     onOpenWebpage = onOpenWebpage,
                     onPickFile = { onPickFile(EventBusConstants.FileWasSelected.CallPoint.ItemDetails) },
-                    onShowPdf = navigation::toPdfScreen,
+                    onShowPdf = { navigation.toPdfScreen(context) },
                 )
 
                 composable(
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/zotero/android/architecture/navigation/tablet/DashboardRootTopLevelTabletNavigation.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/zotero/android/architecture/navigation/tablet/DashboardRootTopLevelTabletNavigation.kt
index 1c1965bf..1e04051c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/zotero/android/architecture/navigation/tablet/DashboardRootTopLevelTabletNavigation.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/zotero/android/architecture/navigation/tablet/DashboardRootTopLevelTabletNavigation.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import androidx.activity.compose.LocalOnBackPressedDispatcherOwner
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
 import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext
 import androidx.navigation.NavGraphBuilder
 import com.google.accompanist.insets.navigationBarsPadding
 import com.google.accompanist.navigation.animation.composable
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ internal fun DashboardRootTopLevelTabletNavigation(
     onOpenWebpage: (uri: Uri) -> Unit,
     viewModel: DashboardViewModel,
 ) {
+    val context = LocalContext.current
     val navController = rememberAnimatedNavController()
     val dispatcher = LocalOnBackPressedDispatcherOwner.current?.onBackPressedDispatcher
     val navigation = remember(navController) {
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ internal fun DashboardRootTopLevelTabletNavigation(
             onOpenFile = onOpenFile,
             onOpenWebpage = onOpenWebpage,
             viewModel = viewModel,
-            onShowPdf = navigation::toPdfScreen,
+            onShowPdf = { navigation.toPdfScreen(context) },
             toAddOrEditNote = navigation::toAddOrEditNote,
             toZoteroWebViewScreen = navigation::toZoteroWebViewScreen,
         )
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/zotero/android/pdf/PdfReaderNavigation.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/zotero/android/pdf/PdfReaderNavigation.kt
index d148f1b9..2085607b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/zotero/android/pdf/PdfReaderNavigation.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/zotero/android/pdf/PdfReaderNavigation.kt
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 
 package org.zotero.android.pdf
 
+import android.content.Context
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.height
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.width
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
 import androidx.navigation.NavGraphBuilder
 import com.google.accompanist.navigation.animation.composable
+import com.pspdfkit.PSPDFKit
+import org.zotero.android.BuildConfig
+import org.zotero.android.androidx.content.longToast
 import org.zotero.android.architecture.navigation.ZoteroNavigation
 import org.zotero.android.architecture.navigation.dialogFixedDimens
 import org.zotero.android.pdf.annotation.PdfAnnotationNavigation
@@ -21,6 +25,7 @@ import org.zotero.android.pdf.settings.PdfSettingsScreen
 import org.zotero.android.pdffilter.PdfFilterNavigation
 import org.zotero.android.pdffilter.pdfFilterNavScreens
 import org.zotero.android.pdffilter.toPdfFilterScreen
+import timber.log.Timber
 
 internal fun NavGraphBuilder.pdfReaderScreenAndNavigationForTablet(
     navigation: ZoteroNavigation,
@@ -150,8 +155,25 @@ private object PdfReaderDestinations {
     const val PDF_ANNOTATION_MORE_NAVIGATION = "pdfAnnotationMoreNavigation"
 }
 
-fun ZoteroNavigation.toPdfScreen() {
-    navController.navigate(PdfReaderDestinations.PDF_SCREEN)
+fun ZoteroNavigation.toPdfScreen(context: Context) {
+    if (initializePspdfKit(context)) {
+        navController.navigate(PdfReaderDestinations.PDF_SCREEN)
+    }
+}
+
+private fun initializePspdfKit(context: Context): Boolean {
+    try {
+        if (BuildConfig.PSPDFKIT_KEY.isNotBlank()) {
+            PSPDFKit.initialize(context, BuildConfig.PSPDFKIT_KEY)
+        } else {
+            PSPDFKit.initialize(context, null)
+        }
+    } catch (e: Exception) {
+        Timber.e(e, "Unable to initialize PSPDFKIT")
+        context.longToast("Unable to initialize PSPDFKIT")
+        return false
+    }
+    return true
 }
 
 private fun ZoteroNavigation.toPdfFilterNavigation() {