diff --git a/resources/assets/vue/components/general/elements/DocumentFileViewerComponent.vue b/resources/assets/vue/components/general/elements/DocumentFileViewerComponent.vue
index cc0705c2..27471515 100644
--- a/resources/assets/vue/components/general/elements/DocumentFileViewerComponent.vue
+++ b/resources/assets/vue/components/general/elements/DocumentFileViewerComponent.vue
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
                     <div class="col text-center">
                         <img :src="src" class="w-100" v-if="type !== 'pdf'">
                         <div class="btn btn-complete pointer m-b-20" @click="openBase64NewTab()" v-show="type === 'pdf'">Open in new window</div>
-                        <iframe v-if="type === 'pdf'" class="pdf-display w-100 scrollable" style="height: 80vh" :src="'data:application/pdf;base64,'+src"></iframe>
+                        <iframe v-if="type === 'pdf' && isClicked" class="pdf-display w-100 scrollable" style="height: 80vh" :src="'data:application/pdf;base64,'+src"></iframe>
                     </div>
                 </div>
             </modal-component>
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@
             return {
                 isLoading: false,
                 loaded: false,
-                src: ''
+                src: '',
+                isClicked: false
             }
         },
         computed: {
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@
         },
         methods:{
             loadFile(){
+                this.isClicked = true;
                 if(!this.loaded) {
                     this.isLoading = true;
                     let filePath = this.type === 'pdf' ? this.file.file.file_info.original.file : this.file.file.file_info[0].original.file;