diff --git a/modules/representation_management/lib/representation_management/v0/pdf_constructor/base.rb b/modules/representation_management/lib/representation_management/v0/pdf_constructor/base.rb
index ce0399bcd9e..8aec2109540 100644
--- a/modules/representation_management/lib/representation_management/v0/pdf_constructor/base.rb
+++ b/modules/representation_management/lib/representation_management/v0/pdf_constructor/base.rb
@@ -151,10 +151,16 @@ def unformat_phone_number(phone_number)
         #
         def fill_and_combine_pdf(data, flatten: true)
           pdftk = PdfForms.new(Settings.binaries.pdftk)
-          next_steps_tempfile = generate_next_steps_page(data) if next_steps_page?
           template_tempfile = fill_template_form(pdftk, data, flatten: flatten)
+          # Only combine PDFs if needed.  Otherwise directly write the template to the output tempfile.
+          if next_steps_page?
+            next_steps_tempfile = generate_next_steps_page(data)
+            combine_pdfs(next_steps_tempfile, template_tempfile)
+          else
+            FileUtils.copy_file(template_tempfile.path, @tempfile.path)
+            @tempfile.rewind
+          end
 
-          combine_pdfs(next_steps_tempfile, template_tempfile)
           cleanup_tempfiles(template_tempfile, next_steps_tempfile)
         end
 
@@ -207,10 +213,12 @@ def fill_template_form(pdftk, data, flatten: true)
         end
 
         def combine_pdfs(next_steps_tempfile, template_tempfile)
-          pdf = CombinePDF.new
-          pdf << CombinePDF.load(next_steps_tempfile.path) if next_steps_page?
-          pdf << CombinePDF.load(template_tempfile.path)
-          pdf.save(@tempfile.path)
+          pdf = HexaPDF::Document.new
+          next_steps_pdf = HexaPDF::Document.open(next_steps_tempfile.path)
+          next_steps_pdf.pages.each { |page| pdf.pages << pdf.import(page) }
+          template_pdf = HexaPDF::Document.open(template_tempfile.path)
+          template_pdf.pages.each { |page| pdf.pages << pdf.import(page) }
+          pdf.write(@tempfile.path, optimize: true)
           @tempfile.rewind
         end
 
diff --git a/modules/representation_management/lib/representation_management/v0/pdf_constructor/form_2122.rb b/modules/representation_management/lib/representation_management/v0/pdf_constructor/form_2122.rb
index 6798cfdebc4..85ae294956f 100644
--- a/modules/representation_management/lib/representation_management/v0/pdf_constructor/form_2122.rb
+++ b/modules/representation_management/lib/representation_management/v0/pdf_constructor/form_2122.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class Form2122 < RepresentationManagement::V0::PdfConstructor::Base
         protected
 
         def next_steps_page?
-          true
+          false
         end
 
         def next_steps_part1(pdf)
diff --git a/modules/representation_management/lib/representation_management/v0/pdf_constructor/form_2122a.rb b/modules/representation_management/lib/representation_management/v0/pdf_constructor/form_2122a.rb
index 7fa3136f890..2efe5e85e11 100644
--- a/modules/representation_management/lib/representation_management/v0/pdf_constructor/form_2122a.rb
+++ b/modules/representation_management/lib/representation_management/v0/pdf_constructor/form_2122a.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class Form2122a < RepresentationManagement::V0::PdfConstructor::Base
         protected
 
         def next_steps_page?
-          true
+          false
         end
 
         def next_steps_part1(pdf)
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