diff --git a/frontend/src/components/files/CsvViewer.vue b/frontend/src/components/files/CsvViewer.vue
index ed4aa725..ad1e7e22 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/files/CsvViewer.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/files/CsvViewer.vue
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ const displayError = computed(() => {
   background-color: var(--surfacePrimary);
   color: var(--textSecondary);
   padding: 1rem;
+  padding-top: 4em;
   box-sizing: border-box;
 }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/files/Preview.vue b/frontend/src/views/files/Preview.vue
index e7f00b5e..09562856 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/files/Preview.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/files/Preview.vue
@@ -393,13 +393,7 @@ const updatePreview = async () => {
     if (fileStore.req.size > CSV_MAX_SIZE) {
       csvError.value = t("files.csvTooLarge");
     } else {
-      try {
-        const response = await fetch(api.getDownloadURL(fileStore.req, true));
-        csvContent.value = await response.text();
-      } catch (e: any) {
-        console.error("Failed to load CSV content:", e);
-        csvError.value = t("files.csvLoadFailed");
-      }
+      csvContent.value = fileStore.req.content ?? "";
     }
   }