diff --git a/client/src/main/java/client/scenes/recipe/RecipeDetailCtrl.java b/client/src/main/java/client/scenes/recipe/RecipeDetailCtrl.java
index 5c46720..cdf5724 100644
--- a/client/src/main/java/client/scenes/recipe/RecipeDetailCtrl.java
+++ b/client/src/main/java/client/scenes/recipe/RecipeDetailCtrl.java
@@ -163,7 +163,9 @@ public class RecipeDetailCtrl implements LocaleAware {
             this.recipeView = new ScalableRecipeView(recipe, scale);
             // TODO i18n
             inferredKcalLabel.textProperty().bind(Bindings.createStringBinding(() ->
-                    String.format("Inferred %.1f kcal/100g for this recipe", this.recipeView.scaledKcalProperty().get())
+                    String.format("Inferred %.1f kcal/100g for this recipe",
+                            Double.isNaN(this.recipeView.scaledKcalProperty().get()) ?
+                                    0.0 : this.recipeView.scaledKcalProperty().get())
                     , this.recipeView.scaledKcalProperty()));
             // expose the scaled view to list controllers
             this.ingredientListController.refetchFromRecipe(this.recipeView.getScaled());
@@ -391,7 +393,7 @@ public class RecipeDetailCtrl implements LocaleAware {
     public void initializeComponents() {
         initStepsIngredientsList();
         // creates a new scale spinner with an arbitrary max scale
-        scaleSpinner.setValueFactory(new SpinnerValueFactory.DoubleSpinnerValueFactory(0, Double.MAX_VALUE, 1));
+        scaleSpinner.setValueFactory(new SpinnerValueFactory.DoubleSpinnerValueFactory(1, Double.MAX_VALUE, 1));
         scaleSpinner.setEditable(true);
         scaleSpinner.valueProperty().addListener((observable, oldValue, newValue) -> {
             if (newValue == null) {