diff --git a/rapids/templates/rapids/rapid_form.html b/rapids/templates/rapids/rapid_form.html
index 6589e195..8b6fdc14 100755
--- a/rapids/templates/rapids/rapid_form.html
+++ b/rapids/templates/rapids/rapid_form.html
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     // set to hold the files that are still being processed
     let active_file_inputs = new Set();
 
-    let loading_viewer = false;
+    window.loading_viewer = false;
 
     async function listAllFilesAndDirs(dirHandle, files_only) {
         const files = [];
@@ -540,7 +540,8 @@
                 console.log("active", active_file_inputs)
                 // Only load once all queued files have been processed
                 if (active_file_inputs.size < 1) {
-                    while (loading_viewer) {
+                    while (window.loading_viewer) {
+                        print("loading viewer")
                         
                     }
                     loadViewer();
@@ -560,7 +561,7 @@
     }
 
     function loadViewer() {
-        loading_viewer = true;
+        window.loading_viewer = true;
         console.log("LOAD VIEWER")
         // temp fix before starting viewer collapsed
         $("#single-dicom-viewer").show()
@@ -588,7 +589,7 @@
         updateImagePositions();
         //}
         setTimeout(function () {
-            loading_viewer = false
+            window.loading_viewer = false
         }, 1000);
 
     }