diff --git a/app/javascript/packages/document-capture/components/acuant-selfie-capture-canvas.jsx b/app/javascript/packages/document-capture/components/acuant-selfie-capture-canvas.jsx
index 3ac6aafc128..932cc3342db 100644
--- a/app/javascript/packages/document-capture/components/acuant-selfie-capture-canvas.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/packages/document-capture/components/acuant-selfie-capture-canvas.jsx
@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@ function AcuantSelfieCaptureCanvas({ imageCaptureText, onSelfieCaptureClosed })
     <>
       {!isReady && <LoadingSpinner />}
       <div id={acuantCaptureContainerId} />
-      <p aria-live="assertive" className="document-capture-selfie-feedback">
-        {imageCaptureText}
+      <p aria-live="assertive">
+        {imageCaptureText && (
+          <span className="document-capture-selfie-feedback">{imageCaptureText}</span>
+        )}
       </p>
       <button type="button" onClick={onSelfieCaptureClosed} className="usa-sr-only">
         {t('doc_auth.buttons.close')}
diff --git a/app/javascript/packages/document-capture/components/acuant-selfie-capture-canvas.scss b/app/javascript/packages/document-capture/components/acuant-selfie-capture-canvas.scss
index 26346ead525..df94af60ebe 100644
--- a/app/javascript/packages/document-capture/components/acuant-selfie-capture-canvas.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/packages/document-capture/components/acuant-selfie-capture-canvas.scss
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
   top: 10%;
   position: fixed;
   transform: translateX(-50%);
-  border-radius: 5px;
-  padding: 10px;
+  padding: 0 5px;
   z-index: 11;
 }