diff --git a/doc/vimtex.txt b/doc/vimtex.txt
index be11b20..1366e10 100644
--- a/doc/vimtex.txt
+++ b/doc/vimtex.txt
@@ -815,7 +815,8 @@ Options~
           Backward search must be set up from the viewer. >
 
   let g:vimtex_view_general_viewer = 'SumatraPDF'
-  let g:vimtex_view_general_options = '-forward-search @tex @line @pdf'
+  let g:vimtex_view_general_options
+      \ = '-reuse-instance -forward-search @tex @line @pdf'
   let g:vimtex_view_general_options_latexmk = '-reuse-instance'
 <
           Note: It is possible to set up inverse search for SumatraPDF through