diff --git a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/ui/reader/WebReaderLoadingContainer.kt b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/ui/reader/WebReaderLoadingContainer.kt
index e14807717..ca85a41fd 100644
--- a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/ui/reader/WebReaderLoadingContainer.kt
+++ b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/ui/reader/WebReaderLoadingContainer.kt
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ fun WebReaderLoadingContainer(slug: String? = null, requestID: String? = null,
   val currentTheme = Themes.values().find { it.themeKey == currentThemeKey.value }
 
   val webReaderParams: WebReaderParams? by webReaderViewModel.webReaderParamsLiveData.observeAsState(null)
-  val annotation: String? by webReaderViewModel.annotationLiveData.observeAsState(null)
   val shouldPopView: Boolean by webReaderViewModel.shouldPopViewLiveData.observeAsState(false)
   val toolbarHeightPx: Float by webReaderViewModel.currentToolbarHeightLiveData.observeAsState(0.0f)
 
@@ -227,7 +226,7 @@ fun WebReaderLoadingContainer(slug: String? = null, requestID: String? = null,
           }
         }
         BottomSheetState.HIGHLIGHTNOTE -> {
-          annotation?.let { annotation ->
+          webReaderViewModel.annotation?.let { annotation ->
             BottomSheetUI(title = "Note") {
               AnnotationEditView(
                 initialAnnotation = annotation,
diff --git a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/ui/reader/WebReaderViewModel.kt b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/ui/reader/WebReaderViewModel.kt
index fb96c4dc1..c4d124b77 100644
--- a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/ui/reader/WebReaderViewModel.kt
+++ b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/ui/reader/WebReaderViewModel.kt
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class WebReaderViewModel @Inject constructor(
   var maxToolbarHeightPx = 0.0f
 
   val webReaderParamsLiveData = MutableLiveData<WebReaderParams?>(null)
-  val annotationLiveData = MutableLiveData<String?>(null)
+  var annotation: String? = null
   val javascriptActionLoopUUIDLiveData = MutableLiveData(lastJavascriptActionLoopUUID)
   val shouldPopViewLiveData = MutableLiveData(false)
   val hasFetchError = MutableLiveData(false)
@@ -237,10 +237,10 @@ class WebReaderViewModel @Inject constructor(
       }
       "annotate" -> {
         viewModelScope.launch {
-          val annotation = Gson()
+          val annotationStr = Gson()
             .fromJson(jsonString, AnnotationWebViewMessage::class.java)
             .annotation ?: ""
-          annotationLiveData.value = annotation
+          annotation = annotationStr
           bottomSheetStateLiveData.postValue(BottomSheetState.HIGHLIGHTNOTE)
         }
       }
@@ -270,7 +270,8 @@ class WebReaderViewModel @Inject constructor(
   }
 
   fun cancelAnnotationEdit() {
-    annotationLiveData.value = null
+    annotation = null
+    resetBottomSheet()
   }
 
   private fun enqueueScript(javascript: String) {