diff --git a/frontend/src/tools/ChangePermissions.tsx b/frontend/src/tools/ChangePermissions.tsx
index 0c7b2de63..82dc74c5f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/tools/ChangePermissions.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/tools/ChangePermissions.tsx
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ const ChangePermissions = ({ onPreviewFile, onComplete, onError }: BaseToolProps
   const handleThumbnailClick = (file: File) => {
     onPreviewFile?.(file);
     sessionStorage.setItem("previousMode", "changePermissions");
-    actions.setMode("viewer");
   };
 
   const handleSettingsReset = () => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/tools/Compress.tsx b/frontend/src/tools/Compress.tsx
index a985e5c82..8ad3dee3b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/tools/Compress.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/tools/Compress.tsx
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ const Compress = ({ onPreviewFile, onComplete, onError }: BaseToolProps) => {
   const handleThumbnailClick = (file: File) => {
     onPreviewFile?.(file);
     sessionStorage.setItem("previousMode", "compress");
-    actions.setMode("viewer");
   };
 
   const handleSettingsReset = () => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/tools/Convert.tsx b/frontend/src/tools/Convert.tsx
index 38a47598b..afdfcb51b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/tools/Convert.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/tools/Convert.tsx
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ const Convert = ({ onPreviewFile, onComplete, onError }: BaseToolProps) => {
   const handleThumbnailClick = (file: File) => {
     onPreviewFile?.(file);
     sessionStorage.setItem("previousMode", "convert");
-    actions.setMode("viewer");
   };
 
   const handleSettingsReset = () => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/tools/OCR.tsx b/frontend/src/tools/OCR.tsx
index 14db45505..8dea1ffe7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/tools/OCR.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/tools/OCR.tsx
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ const OCR = ({ onPreviewFile, onComplete, onError }: BaseToolProps) => {
   const handleThumbnailClick = (file: File) => {
     onPreviewFile?.(file);
     sessionStorage.setItem("previousMode", "ocr");
-    actions.setMode("viewer");
   };
 
   const handleSettingsReset = () => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/tools/Sanitize.tsx b/frontend/src/tools/Sanitize.tsx
index 64a25549c..b6d2e6441 100644
--- a/frontend/src/tools/Sanitize.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/tools/Sanitize.tsx
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ const Sanitize = ({ onPreviewFile, onComplete, onError }: BaseToolProps) => {
   const handleThumbnailClick = (file: File) => {
     onPreviewFile?.(file);
     sessionStorage.setItem("previousMode", "sanitize");
-    actions.setMode("viewer");
   };
 
   const hasFiles = selectedFiles.length > 0;
diff --git a/frontend/src/tools/Split.tsx b/frontend/src/tools/Split.tsx
index 4fa608460..d33620167 100644
--- a/frontend/src/tools/Split.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/tools/Split.tsx
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ const Split = ({ onPreviewFile, onComplete, onError }: BaseToolProps) => {
   const handleThumbnailClick = (file: File) => {
     onPreviewFile?.(file);
     sessionStorage.setItem("previousMode", "split");
-    actions.setMode("viewer");
   };
 
   const handleSettingsReset = () => {