diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/dossier/screens/file-preview-screen/file-preview-screen.component.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/dossier/screens/file-preview-screen/file-preview-screen.component.ts
index 89d93bed1..53216bbbc 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/dossier/screens/file-preview-screen/file-preview-screen.component.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/dossier/screens/file-preview-screen/file-preview-screen.component.ts
@@ -561,9 +561,15 @@ export class FilePreviewScreenComponent extends AutoUnsubscribe implements OnIni
     }
 
     private async _reloadAnnotationsForPage(page: number) {
-        const currentPageAnnotations = this.visibleAnnotations.filter(a => a.pageNumber === page);
-
         this.fileData.file = await this._filesService.reload(this.dossierId, this.fileId).toPromise();
+
+        // if this action triggered a re-processing,
+        // we don't want to redraw for this page since they will get redrawn as soon as processing ends;
+        if (this.fileData.file.isProcessing) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const currentPageAnnotations = this.visibleAnnotations.filter(a => a.pageNumber === page);
         this.fileData.redactionLog = await this._fileDownloadService.loadRedactionLogFor(this.dossierId, this.fileId).toPromise();
 
         await this._cleanupAndRedrawAnnotations(currentPageAnnotations, annotation => annotation.pageNumber === page);