diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7ebed54..8b63728 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/) and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
+## [Unreleased]
+### Fixed
+- Fixes [#247](https://github.com/eamodio/vscode-gitlens/issues/247) - File annotations button or ESC key does not turn off file annotations
+
 ## [7.5.4] - 2018-01-17
 ### Fixed
 - Fixes [#249](https://github.com/eamodio/vscode-gitlens/issues/249) - Gitlens disappears from the status bar
diff --git a/src/annotations/annotationProvider.ts b/src/annotations/annotationProvider.ts
index 7f6213d..d55a8dd 100644
--- a/src/annotations/annotationProvider.ts
+++ b/src/annotations/annotationProvider.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export abstract class AnnotationProviderBase extends Disposable {
     protected additionalDecorations: { decoration: TextEditorDecorationType, ranges: Range[] }[] | undefined;
 
     async clear() {
-        if (this.editor === undefined || this.additionalDecorations === undefined || this.additionalDecorations.length === 0) return;
+        if (this.editor === undefined) return;
 
         if (this.decoration !== undefined) {
             try {