diff --git a/web/viewer.js b/web/viewer.js
index 393c1a4b1..6610b64c6 100644
--- a/web/viewer.js
+++ b/web/viewer.js
@@ -2772,6 +2772,9 @@ function updateViewarea() {
     return;
   var visible = PDFView.getVisiblePages();
   var visiblePages = visible.views;
+  if (visiblePages.length === 0) {
+    return;
+  }
 
   PDFView.renderHighestPriority();