diff --git a/src/app/puzzle/vpsettings.cpp b/src/app/puzzle/vpsettings.cpp
index 1a3672ed2..5ea6b78da 100644
--- a/src/app/puzzle/vpsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/app/puzzle/vpsettings.cpp
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ Q_GLOBAL_STATIC_WITH_ARGS(const QString, settingPathsRawLayoutData, ("paths/rawL
 
 QT_WARNING_POP
 
+int cachedLineWidth = -1; // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
+
 } // namespace
 
 #ifndef QPRINTENGINE_H
@@ -83,15 +85,18 @@ Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(QMarginsF) // NOLINT
 #endif
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-VPSettings::VPSettings(Format format, Scope scope, const QString &organization, const QString &application, QObject *parent)
-  : VCommonSettings(format, scope, organization, application, parent), cachedLineWidth(-1) {
-        REGISTER_META_TYPE_STREAM_OPERATORS(QMarginsF)
+VPSettings::VPSettings(Format format, Scope scope, const QString &organization, const QString &application,
+                       QObject *parent)
+  : VCommonSettings(format, scope, organization, application, parent)
+{
+    REGISTER_META_TYPE_STREAM_OPERATORS(QMarginsF);
 }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 VPSettings::VPSettings(const QString &fileName, QSettings::Format format, QObject *parent)
-  : VCommonSettings(fileName, format, parent), cachedLineWidth(-1) {
-        REGISTER_META_TYPE_STREAM_OPERATORS(QMarginsF)
+  : VCommonSettings(fileName, format, parent)
+{
+    REGISTER_META_TYPE_STREAM_OPERATORS(QMarginsF);
 }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -353,12 +358,8 @@ void VPSettings::SetLayoutExportFormat(qint8 format)
 }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void VPSettings::SetCachedLineWidth(int lineWidth) {
-    cachedLineWidth = lineWidth;
-}
-
-//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-auto VPSettings::GetCachedLineWidth() -> int {
+auto VPSettings::GetLayoutLineWidth() const -> int
+{
     if (cachedLineWidth == -1)
     {
         cachedLineWidth = qvariant_cast<int>(value(*settingLayoutLineWidth, 3));
@@ -367,17 +368,11 @@ auto VPSettings::GetCachedLineWidth() -> int {
     return cachedLineWidth;
 }
 
-//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-auto VPSettings::GetLayoutLineWidth() -> int
-{
-    return GetCachedLineWidth();
-}
-
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void VPSettings::SetLayoutLineWidth(int width)
 {
-    SetCachedLineWidth(qBound(1, width, 10));
-    setValue(*settingLayoutLineWidth, GetCachedLineWidth());
+    cachedLineWidth = qBound(1, width, 10);
+    setValue(*settingLayoutLineWidth, cachedLineWidth);
 }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/app/puzzle/vpsettings.h b/src/app/puzzle/vpsettings.h
index 8bc08f165..39edda649 100644
--- a/src/app/puzzle/vpsettings.h
+++ b/src/app/puzzle/vpsettings.h
@@ -36,12 +36,9 @@ class VPSettings : public VCommonSettings
 {
     Q_OBJECT // NOLINT
 
-private:
-    Q_DISABLE_COPY_MOVE(VPSettings) // NOLINT
-    int cachedLineWidth;
-
 public:
-    VPSettings(Format format, Scope scope, const QString &organization, const QString &application = QString(), QObject *parent = nullptr);
+    VPSettings(Format format, Scope scope, const QString &organization, const QString &application = QString(),
+               QObject *parent = nullptr);
     VPSettings(const QString &fileName, Format format, QObject *parent = nullptr);
     ~VPSettings() override = default;
 
@@ -108,15 +105,14 @@ public:
     auto GetLayoutExportFormat() const -> qint8;
     void SetLayoutExportFormat(qint8 format);
 
-    void SetCachedLineWidth(int lineWidth);
-    auto GetCachedLineWidth() -> int;
-
-    auto GetLayoutLineWidth() -> int;
+    auto GetLayoutLineWidth() const -> int;
     void SetLayoutLineWidth(int width);
 
     auto GetShowGrainline() const -> bool;
     void SetShowGrainline(bool value);
 
+private:
+    Q_DISABLE_COPY_MOVE(VPSettings) // NOLINT
 };
 
 #endif // VPSETTINGS_H