diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/account/screens/preferences/preferences.component.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/account/screens/preferences/preferences.component.ts
index ea5fc8ed4..252299c5e 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/account/screens/preferences/preferences.component.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/account/screens/preferences/preferences.component.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export class PreferencesComponent extends BaseFormComponent {
             displaySuggestionsInPreview: [this.userPreferenceService.getDisplaySuggestionsInPreview()],
             // warnings preferences
             unapprovedSuggestionsWarning: [this.userPreferenceService.getUnapprovedSuggestionsWarning()],
-            loadAllAnnotationsWarning: [this.userPreferenceService.getBool(PreferencesKeys.loadAllAnnotationsWarning, 'true')],
+            loadAllAnnotationsWarning: [this.userPreferenceService.getBool(PreferencesKeys.loadAllAnnotationsWarning)],
         });
 
         if (!this._permissionsService.has(ROLES.managePreferences)) {
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export class PreferencesComponent extends BaseFormComponent {
 
         if (
             this.form.controls.loadAllAnnotationsWarning.value !==
-            this.userPreferenceService.getBool(PreferencesKeys.loadAllAnnotationsWarning, 'true')
+            this.userPreferenceService.getBool(PreferencesKeys.loadAllAnnotationsWarning)
         ) {
             await this.userPreferenceService.save(
                 PreferencesKeys.loadAllAnnotationsWarning,
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 cc93d8ec2..a5c863763 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
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ export class FilePreviewScreenComponent
                 filter(event => event.type === ViewerEvents.LOAD_ALL_ANNOTATIONS),
                 switchMap(() => this._fileDataService.annotations),
                 switchMap<AnnotationWrapper[], Observable<readonly [boolean, AnnotationWrapper[]]>>(annotations => {
-                    const showWarning = this.userPreferenceService.getBool(PreferencesKeys.loadAllAnnotationsWarning, 'true');
+                    const showWarning = !this.userPreferenceService.getBool(PreferencesKeys.loadAllAnnotationsWarning);
                     const annotationsExceedThreshold = annotations.length >= this.configService.values.ANNOTATIONS_THRESHOLD;
 
                     if (annotationsExceedThreshold && showWarning) {
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ export class FilePreviewScreenComponent
                             switchMap(async (result: ConfirmOptions) => {
                                 const doNotShowWarningAgain = result === ConfirmOptions.SECOND_CONFIRM;
                                 if (doNotShowWarningAgain) {
-                                    await this.userPreferenceService.save(PreferencesKeys.loadAllAnnotationsWarning, 'false');
+                                    await this.userPreferenceService.save(PreferencesKeys.loadAllAnnotationsWarning, 'true');
                                     await this.userPreferenceService.reload();
                                 }
                                 const shouldLoad = [ConfirmOptions.CONFIRM, ConfirmOptions.SECOND_CONFIRM].includes(result);