diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/projects/components/file-workload/file-workload.component.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/projects/components/file-workload/file-workload.component.ts
index 53af97aa6..453a89196 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/projects/components/file-workload/file-workload.component.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/projects/components/file-workload/file-workload.component.ts
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ export class FileWorkloadComponent {
             if (($event.ctrlKey || $event.metaKey) && this.selectedAnnotations.length > 0) {
                 this.multiSelectActive = true;
             }
-            this.selectAnnotations.emit({ annotations: [annotation], multiSelect: true });
+            this.selectAnnotations.emit({ annotations: [annotation], multiSelect: this.multiSelectActive });
         }
     }