From f38e3d2b2c6aaf5a5fd12273c639e382c83ff0ae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ludy <Ludy87@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026 01:01:31 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix(Cert): ensure incremental save after PDF signing in
 CertSignController (#5390)

# Description of Changes

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## Checklist

### General

- [ ] I have read the [Contribution
Guidelines](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)
- [ ] I have read the [Stirling-PDF Developer
Guide](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/devGuide/DeveloperGuide.md)
(if applicable)
- [ ] I have read the [How to add new languages to
Stirling-PDF](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/devGuide/HowToAddNewLanguage.md)
(if applicable)
- [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code
- [ ] My changes generate no new warnings

### Documentation

- [ ] I have updated relevant docs on [Stirling-PDF's doc
repo](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-Tools.github.io/blob/main/docs/)
(if functionality has heavily changed)
- [ ] I have read the section [Add New Translation
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(for new translation tags only)

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- [ ] I ran
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### Testing (if applicable)

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---
 .../SPDF/controller/api/security/CertSignController.java       | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/app/core/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/controller/api/security/CertSignController.java b/app/core/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/controller/api/security/CertSignController.java
index 81da2863d..11ca986c2 100644
--- a/app/core/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/controller/api/security/CertSignController.java
+++ b/app/core/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/controller/api/security/CertSignController.java
@@ -139,11 +139,12 @@ public class CertSignController {
                     signatureOptions.setPage(pageNumber);
 
                     doc.addSignature(signature, instance, signatureOptions);
+                    doc.saveIncremental(output);
                 }
             } else {
                 doc.addSignature(signature, instance);
+                doc.saveIncremental(output);
             }
-            doc.saveIncremental(output);
         } catch (Exception e) {
             ExceptionUtils.logException("PDF signing", e);
         }