diff --git a/app/api/canvas/local-edit/route.ts b/app/api/canvas/local-edit/route.ts
index 2e0f3bda0..1aeaa2e21 100644
--- a/app/api/canvas/local-edit/route.ts
+++ b/app/api/canvas/local-edit/route.ts
@@ -2610,7 +2610,7 @@ async function buildScaleAdjustRmbgStructureLockedComposite(params: {
         : null;
     const protectedPersonRemovalMask = protectedPersonMask;
     const sideProtectedCleanedAlpha =
-      protectedPersonSide && sameSizeCutout && sourceCropRaw
+      protectedPersonSide && sameSizeCutout && sourceCropRaw && !preferPixelStructure
         ? suppressScaleAdjustProtectedFurnitureDarkAlpha({
             alphaMask: Buffer.from(cleanedAlpha),
             bbox: { left: 0, top: 0, width: cutoutWidth, height: cutoutHeight },
@@ -3542,9 +3542,7 @@ async function buildScaleAdjustVisualLayoutGuideBuffer(params: {
     const preferPixelStructure = isScaleAdjustFurnitureProductLikePrompt(
       region.prompt
     );
-    const protectedPersonSide = preferPixelStructure
-      ? null
-      : getScaleAdjustProtectedPersonSide(region.prompt);
+    const protectedPersonSide = getScaleAdjustProtectedPersonSide(region.prompt);
     const hasPersonPixels =
       !preferPixelStructure &&
       !!sourceRaw &&