diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/annotations.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/annotations.js
index edc1b2f32e..4b69440376 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/annotations.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/annotations.js
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ Zotero.Annotations = new function () {
 		o.pageLabel = item.annotationPageLabel;
 		o.color = item.annotationColor;
 		o.sortIndex = item.annotationSortIndex;
-		o.position = item.annotationPosition;
+		// annotationPosition is a JSON string, but we want to pass the raw object to the reader
+		o.position = JSON.parse(item.annotationPosition);
 		
 		// Add tags and tag colors
 		var tagColors = Zotero.Tags.getColors(item.libraryID);
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/items.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/items.js
index 631f3cbc97..b1fde27b17 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/items.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/items.js
@@ -566,13 +566,7 @@ Zotero.Items = function() {
 						throw new Error("Item " + itemID + " not found");
 					}
 					
-					try {
-						item._annotationPosition = JSON.parse(row.getResultByIndex(1));
-					}
-					catch (e) {
-						Zotero.logError(`Error parsing 'position' for item ${item.libraryKey}`);
-						item._annotationPosition = {};
-					}
+					item._annotationPosition = row.getResultByIndex(1);
 					item._annotationPageLabel = row.getResultByIndex(2);
 					
 					item._loaded.annotationDeferred = true;
diff --git a/test/tests/annotationsTest.js b/test/tests/annotationsTest.js
index f436021d91..3875c5e635 100644
--- a/test/tests/annotationsTest.js
+++ b/test/tests/annotationsTest.js
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ describe("Zotero.Annotations", function() {
 				if (prop == 'dateModified') {
 					continue;
 				}
-				assert.deepEqual(json[prop], exampleHighlightAlt[prop], `'${prop}' doesn't match`);
+				assert.deepEqual(json[prop], exampleHighlight[prop], `'${prop}' doesn't match`);
 			}
 			
 			await annotation.eraseTx();
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ describe("Zotero.Annotations", function() {
 				if (prop == 'dateModified') {
 					continue;
 				}
-				assert.deepEqual(json[prop], exampleNoteAlt[prop], `'${prop}' doesn't match`);
+				assert.deepEqual(json[prop], exampleNote[prop], `'${prop}' doesn't match`);
 			}
 			
 			await annotation.eraseTx();
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ describe("Zotero.Annotations", function() {
 						|| prop == 'dateModified') {
 					continue;
 				}
-				assert.deepEqual(json[prop], exampleImageAlt[prop], `'${prop}' doesn't match`);
+				assert.deepEqual(json[prop], exampleImage[prop], `'${prop}' doesn't match`);
 			}
 			assert.equal(json.imageURL, `zotero://attachment/library/items/${imageAttachment.key}`);