diff --git a/EnvelopeGenerator.CommonServices/Jobs/FinalizeDocument/PDFBurner.vb b/EnvelopeGenerator.CommonServices/Jobs/FinalizeDocument/PDFBurner.vb
index 6a3d1aca..ccda7b83 100644
--- a/EnvelopeGenerator.CommonServices/Jobs/FinalizeDocument/PDFBurner.vb
+++ b/EnvelopeGenerator.CommonServices/Jobs/FinalizeDocument/PDFBurner.vb
@@ -44,12 +44,16 @@ Namespace Jobs.FinalizeDocument
             .Include(Function(sig) sig.Annotations) _
             .ToList()
 
+            Return If(elements.Any(),
+                       BurnElementAnnotsToPDF(pSourceBuffer, elements),
+                       BurnInstantJSONAnnotsToPDF(pSourceBuffer, pInstantJSONList))
+        End Function
+
+        Public Function BurnElementAnnotsToPDF(pSourceBuffer As Byte(), elements As List(Of Signature)) As Byte()
             ' Add background
             Using doc As Pdf(Of MemoryStream, MemoryStream) = Pdf.FromMemory(pSourceBuffer)
-                pSourceBuffer = doc.Background(elements).ExportStream().ToArray()
+                Return doc.Background(elements).ExportStream().ToArray()
             End Using
-
-            Return BurnInstantJSONAnnotsToPDF(pSourceBuffer, pInstantJSONList)
         End Function
 
         Public Function BurnInstantJSONAnnotsToPDF(pSourceBuffer As Byte(), pInstantJSONList As List(Of String)) As Byte()