diff --git a/src/app/pdf-viewer/pdf-viewer.component.ts b/src/app/pdf-viewer/pdf-viewer.component.ts
index c88dce06..17604c65 100644
--- a/src/app/pdf-viewer/pdf-viewer.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/pdf-viewer/pdf-viewer.component.ts
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ export class PdfViewerComponent
   private isInitialized = false;
   private loadingTask?: PDFDocumentLoadingTask | null;
   private destroy$ = new Subject<void>();
+  private awaitingInit: boolean = false;
 
   @Output('after-load-complete') afterLoadComplete = new EventEmitter<PDFDocumentProxy>();
   @Output('page-rendered') pageRendered = new EventEmitter<CustomEvent>();
@@ -570,8 +571,9 @@ export class PdfViewerComponent
       });
     }
 
-    if (!this.pdfViewer._pages?.length) {
+    if (!this.pdfViewer._pages?.length && !this.awaitingInit) {
       // the first time we wait until pages init
+      this.awaitingInit = true;
       this.pageInitialized.subscribe(() => {
         this.updateSize();
       })