diff --git a/teressa-copeland-homes/src/app/portal/(protected)/documents/[docId]/_components/FieldPlacer.tsx b/teressa-copeland-homes/src/app/portal/(protected)/documents/[docId]/_components/FieldPlacer.tsx
index f569ceb..c8aac61 100644
--- a/teressa-copeland-homes/src/app/portal/(protected)/documents/[docId]/_components/FieldPlacer.tsx
+++ b/teressa-copeland-homes/src/app/portal/(protected)/documents/[docId]/_components/FieldPlacer.tsx
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ async function persistFields(docId: string, fields: SignatureFieldData[]) {
 
 // Draggable token in the palette
 function DraggableToken({ id }: { id: string }) {
-  const { attributes, listeners, setNodeRef, transform, isDragging } = useDraggable({ id });
+  const { attributes, listeners, setNodeRef, isDragging } = useDraggable({ id });
   const style: React.CSSProperties = {
-    transform: CSS.Translate.toString(transform),
+    // No transform — DragOverlay handles the ghost. Applying transform here causes snap-back animation.
     opacity: isDragging ? 0.4 : 1,
     cursor: 'grab',
     padding: '6px 12px',