diff --git a/services/web/frontend/js/features/ide-react/components/editor-and-pdf.tsx b/services/web/frontend/js/features/ide-react/components/editor-and-pdf.tsx
index 6d664bcc20..6a9e4cd441 100644
--- a/services/web/frontend/js/features/ide-react/components/editor-and-pdf.tsx
+++ b/services/web/frontend/js/features/ide-react/components/editor-and-pdf.tsx
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ export const EditorAndPdf: FC = () => {
         onExpand={handlePdfPaneExpand}
         className="ide-react-panel"
       >
-        {pdfIsOpen && <PdfPreview />}
+        <PdfPreview />
         {/* ensure that "sync to code" is available in PDF only layout */}
         {pdfLayout === 'flat' && view === 'pdf' && (
           <div className="synctex-controls" hidden>