diff --git a/static/src/css/sign_image_field.css b/static/src/css/sign_image_field.css
index cd0674f..4862ec3 100644
--- a/static/src/css/sign_image_field.css
+++ b/static/src/css/sign_image_field.css
@@ -52,10 +52,13 @@ body div.o_sign_sign_item.o_sign_image_item span.o_placeholder {
 }
 
 .o_sign_image_item.o_sign_image_loading_container {
-    background: #f6f7f8;
-    background: linear-gradient(to right, #eeeeee 8%, #dddddd 18%, #eeeeee 33%);
-    background-size: 800px 104px;
-    animation: o_sign_image_shimmer 1.2s forwards infinite linear;
+    background: #f6f7f8 !important;
+    background: linear-gradient(to right, #eeeeee 8%, #dddddd 18%, #eeeeee 33%) !important;
+    background-size: 800px 104px !important;
+    animation: o_sign_image_shimmer 1.2s forwards infinite linear !important;
+    min-width: 50px !important;
+    min-height: 50px !important;
+    z-index: 10 !important;
 }
 
 @keyframes o_sign_image_shimmer {
diff --git a/static/src/js/sign_image_upload.js b/static/src/js/sign_image_upload.js
index 396f9f8..d4048f7 100755
--- a/static/src/js/sign_image_upload.js
+++ b/static/src/js/sign_image_upload.js
@@ -27,44 +27,56 @@ const triggerLazyLoad = (el) => {
  * Setup IntersectionObserver for an element.
  */
 const setupLazyObserver = (iframeInstance, el) => {
+    if (!el || !window.IntersectionObserver) {
+        // Fallback for no observer support
+        triggerLazyLoad(el);
+        return;
+    }
     const lazyImg = el.querySelector('.o_sign_image_lazy');
     if (!lazyImg || !lazyImg.dataset.src) return;
 
-    // Use the viewer container as root if possible
-    const root = iframeInstance.root ? iframeInstance.root.querySelector('#viewerContainer') : null;
-    
+    // Use a safety timeout to ensure it loads even if observer fails
+    const safetyTimeout = setTimeout(() => triggerLazyLoad(el), 5000);
+
     const observer = new IntersectionObserver((entries) => {
         entries.forEach(entry => {
             if (entry.isIntersecting) {
+                clearTimeout(safetyTimeout);
                 triggerLazyLoad(el);
                 observer.disconnect();
             }
         });
     }, { 
-        root: root,
         rootMargin: '200px' 
     });
     observer.observe(el);
 };
 
-// 1. Patch PDFIframe for read-only views
+// 1. Patch PDFIframe (Base class)
+// We patch only what is strictly necessary and avoid super calls if possible for base classes
 patch(PDFIframe.prototype, {
     enableCustom(signItem) {
-        // Base PDFIframe.enableCustom is empty, no need for super
-        if (signItem.data.type === 'image') {
+        // PDFIframe.enableCustom is normally empty
+        if (typeof super.enableCustom === 'function') {
+            super.enableCustom(signItem);
+        }
+        if (signItem && signItem.data && signItem.data.type === 'image') {
             setupLazyObserver(this, signItem.el);
         }
     }
 });
 
-// 2. Patch SignablePDFIframe for active signer views
+// 2. Patch SignablePDFIframe (Subclass)
 patch(SignablePDFIframe.prototype, {
     enableCustom(signItem) {
-        super.enableCustom(signItem); // Safe because SignablePDFIframe extends PDFIframe
-        if (signItem.data.type === 'image') {
+        // Ensure we call the base implementation (which now includes our lazy loading)
+        super.enableCustom(signItem);
+        
+        if (signItem && signItem.data && signItem.data.type === 'image') {
             const el = signItem.el;
             const data = signItem.data;
-            
+            if (!el) return;
+
             el.setAttribute('data-type', 'image');
 
             // Initial font size adjustment for placeholder
@@ -143,9 +155,6 @@ patch(SignablePDFIframe.prototype, {
                     reader.readAsDataURL(file);
                 });
             }
-
-            // Also setup lazy observer for signer view
-            setupLazyObserver(this, el);
         }
     },
 
@@ -153,6 +162,9 @@ patch(SignablePDFIframe.prototype, {
         if (item.data.type === 'image') {
             return item.el.dataset.value || item.data.value || false;
         }
-        return super.getSignatureValueFromElement(item);
+        if (typeof super.getSignatureValueFromElement === 'function') {
+            return super.getSignatureValueFromElement(item);
+        }
+        return false;
     }
 });