diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/file/file-preview-screen/file-preview-screen.component.html b/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/file/file-preview-screen/file-preview-screen.component.html
index 95bae11fc..01570fd13 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/file/file-preview-screen/file-preview-screen.component.html
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/file/file-preview-screen/file-preview-screen.component.html
@@ -149,6 +149,4 @@
   </button>
 </section>
 
-<button class="hidden" (click)="openManualRedactionDialog()" id="open-manual-redaction-dialog-btn"></button>
-
 <redaction-full-page-loading-indicator [displayed]="!viewReady"></redaction-full-page-loading-indicator>
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/file/file-preview-screen/file-preview-screen.component.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/file/file-preview-screen/file-preview-screen.component.ts
index 0797957d1..9ea60c614 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/file/file-preview-screen/file-preview-screen.component.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/file/file-preview-screen/file-preview-screen.component.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ export class FilePreviewScreenComponent implements OnInit {
   private _readyViewers: string[] = [];
   private projectId: string;
   private _activeViewer: 'ANNOTATED' | 'REDACTED' = 'ANNOTATED';
-  private _manualRedactionEntry: AddRedactionRequest;
 
   @ViewChild(PdfViewerComponent) private _viewerComponent: PdfViewerComponent;
   @ViewChild('annotations') private _annotationsElement: ElementRef;
@@ -167,19 +166,12 @@ export class FilePreviewScreenComponent implements OnInit {
   }
 
   handleManualAnnotationRequest($event: ManualRedactionEntry) {
-    this._manualRedactionEntry = $event;
-    document.getElementById('open-manual-redaction-dialog-btn').click();
-  }
-
-  openManualRedactionDialog() {
-    const ref = this._dialog.open(ManualRedactionDialogComponent, {
-      width: '600px',
-      maxWidth: '90vw',
-      data: this._manualRedactionEntry
-    });
-
-    ref.afterClosed().subscribe(() => {
-      this._manualRedactionEntry = null;
+    this.ngZone.run(() => {
+      this._dialog.open(ManualRedactionDialogComponent, {
+        width: '600px',
+        maxWidth: '90vw',
+        data: $event
+      });
     });
   }