diff --git a/ts_web/elements/viewer.ts b/ts_web/elements/viewer.ts
index 2d136d8..49f98a2 100644
--- a/ts_web/elements/viewer.ts
+++ b/ts_web/elements/viewer.ts
@@ -594,18 +594,17 @@ export class DeDocumentViewer extends DeesElement {
   }
 
   private async handlePrint(): Promise<void> {
-    // Create a print-specific container
+    // Create a print-specific container - hidden on screen, visible only in print
     const printContainer = document.createElement("div");
     printContainer.className = "dedocument-print-container";
     printContainer.style.cssText = `
-      position: fixed;
+      position: absolute;
+      left: -9999px;
       top: 0;
-      left: 0;
-      width: 100%;
-      height: 100%;
-      z-index: 999999;
-      background: white;
-      overflow: visible;
+      width: 210mm;
+      height: auto;
+      visibility: hidden;
+      pointer-events: none;
     `;
 
     // Create a document element in print mode
@@ -618,7 +617,7 @@ export class DeDocumentViewer extends DeesElement {
     printContainer.appendChild(printDoc);
     document.body.appendChild(printContainer);
 
-    // Add print styles
+    // Add print styles - hide everything except print container during print
     const printStyles = document.createElement("style");
     printStyles.id = "dedocument-print-styles";
     printStyles.textContent = `
@@ -628,8 +627,11 @@ export class DeDocumentViewer extends DeesElement {
         }
         .dedocument-print-container {
           position: static !important;
+          left: auto !important;
           width: auto !important;
           height: auto !important;
+          visibility: visible !important;
+          pointer-events: auto !important;
         }
         dedocument-dedocument {
           display: block !important;
@@ -655,24 +657,26 @@ export class DeDocumentViewer extends DeesElement {
     // Wait for the document to render
     await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 500));
 
-    // Trigger print
-    window.print();
-
-    // Clean up after print dialog closes
+    // Cleanup function
     const cleanup = () => {
-      printContainer.remove();
-      printStyles.remove();
+      if (document.body.contains(printContainer)) {
+        printContainer.remove();
+      }
+      if (document.head.contains(printStyles)) {
+        printStyles.remove();
+      }
       window.removeEventListener("afterprint", cleanup);
     };
 
+    // Listen for print dialog close
     window.addEventListener("afterprint", cleanup);
 
-    // Fallback cleanup after a delay (in case afterprint doesn't fire)
-    setTimeout(() => {
-      if (document.body.contains(printContainer)) {
-        cleanup();
-      }
-    }, 60000);
+    // Trigger print
+    window.print();
+
+    // Fallback: also clean up immediately after print() returns
+    // (some browsers return from print() after dialog closes)
+    setTimeout(cleanup, 100);
   }
 
   private calculateFitWidth(): void {