diff --git a/EnvelopeGenerator.Web/Controllers/EnvelopeController.cs b/EnvelopeGenerator.Web/Controllers/EnvelopeController.cs
index 4bc9692e..11292c49 100644
--- a/EnvelopeGenerator.Web/Controllers/EnvelopeController.cs
+++ b/EnvelopeGenerator.Web/Controllers/EnvelopeController.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using EnvelopeGenerator.Application.Common.Interfaces.Services;
 using EnvelopeGenerator.Application.EnvelopeReceivers.Queries;
 using EnvelopeGenerator.Application.Resources;
 using EnvelopeGenerator.Domain.Constants;
+using EnvelopeGenerator.Domain.Interfaces;
 using EnvelopeGenerator.PdfEditor;
 using EnvelopeGenerator.Web.Extensions;
 using EnvelopeGenerator.Web.Models;
@@ -162,13 +163,16 @@ public class EnvelopeController : ViewControllerBase
             }
             var er_secret = er_secret_res.Data;
 
-            //check rejection
-            var rejRcvrs = await _historyService.ReadRejectingReceivers(er_secret.Envelope!.Id);
-            if (rejRcvrs.Any())
+            //check rejection if the envelope is read-and-sign
+            if (er_secret.Envelope.IsReadAndSign())
             {
-                await HttpContext.SignOutAsync(CookieAuthenticationDefaults.AuthenticationScheme);
-                ViewBag.IsExt = !rejRcvrs.Contains(er_secret.Receiver);    //external if the current user is not rejected
-                return View("EnvelopeRejected", er_secret);
+                var rejRcvrs = await _historyService.ReadRejectingReceivers(er_secret.Envelope!.Id);
+                if (rejRcvrs.Any())
+                {
+                    await HttpContext.SignOutAsync(CookieAuthenticationDefaults.AuthenticationScheme);
+                    ViewBag.IsExt = !rejRcvrs.Contains(er_secret.Receiver);    //external if the current user is not rejected
+                    return View("EnvelopeRejected", er_secret);
+                }
             }
 
             // show envelope if already logged in