diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/file-preview/file-preview-screen.component.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/file-preview/file-preview-screen.component.ts
index 9d77ff5f4..e8db1ca54 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/file-preview/file-preview-screen.component.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/file-preview/file-preview-screen.component.ts
@@ -247,10 +247,8 @@ export class FilePreviewScreenComponent
                 const nonRedactionEntries = annotations.filter(
                     a => !bool(a.getCustomData('redaction')) || bool(a.getCustomData('changeLogRemoved')),
                 );
-                if (this._readableRedactionsService.active) {
-                    this._readableRedactionsService.setAnnotationsColor(redactions, 'redactionColor');
-                    this._readableRedactionsService.setAnnotationsOpacity(redactions);
-                }
+                this._readableRedactionsService.setAnnotationsColor(redactions, 'redactionColor');
+                this._readableRedactionsService.setAnnotationsOpacity(redactions);
                 this._annotationManager.show(redactions);
                 this._annotationManager.hide(nonRedactionEntries);
                 this._suggestionsService.hideSuggestionsInPreview(redactions);
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/pdf-viewer/services/readable-redactions.service.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/pdf-viewer/services/readable-redactions.service.ts
index 50e09f693..f4f7dec66 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/pdf-viewer/services/readable-redactions.service.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/pdf-viewer/services/readable-redactions.service.ts
@@ -63,14 +63,11 @@ export class ReadableRedactionsService {
             (ctx: CanvasRenderingContext2D, pageMatrix, rotation, options) => {
                 const annotation = options.annotation;
                 ctx.globalCompositeOperation = 'source-over';
-
-                (options.annotation as any).Quads.forEach(q => {
-                    const yMin = Math.min(q.y1, q.y2, q.y3, q.y4);
-                    const height = Math.sqrt(Math.pow(q.x1 - q.x4, 2) + Math.pow(q.y1 - q.y4, 2));
-                    const width = Math.sqrt(Math.pow(q.x1 - q.x2, 2) + Math.pow(q.y1 - q.y2, 2));
-                    ctx.fillStyle = annotation.getCustomData('redactionColor');
-                    ctx.fillRect(q.x1, yMin, width, height);
-                });
+                ctx.fillStyle = annotation.getCustomData('redactionColor');
+                ctx.fillRect(annotation.getX(), annotation.getY(), annotation.getWidth(), annotation.getHeight());
+            },
+            {
+                generateAppearance: false,
             },
         );
     }