diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/EntityLogService.java b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/EntityLogService.java
index 5df51e1c9..42ad26ba7 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/EntityLogService.java
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/EntityLogService.java
@@ -308,13 +308,15 @@ public class EntityLogService {
                 entity.get().setLegalBasis(forceRedaction.getLegalBasis());
                 entity.get().setState(EntryState.APPLIED);
                 addChanges(entity.get().getChanges(), ChangeType.CHANGED, entityLog.getAnalysisNumber());
-                entity.get().getManualChanges().add(ManualChange.builder()
+                var forceRedactManualChange = ManualChange.builder()
                         .manualRedactionType(ManualRedactionType.FORCE_REDACT)
                         .requestedDate(forceRedaction.getRequestDate())
                         .processedDate(forceRedaction.getProcessedDate())
-                        .userId(forceRedaction.getUser())
-                        .propertyChanges(Map.of("legalBasis", forceRedaction.getLegalBasis()))
-                        .build());
+                        .userId(forceRedaction.getUser());
+                if (forceRedaction.getLegalBasis() != null && !forceRedaction.getLegalBasis().isEmpty()) {
+                    forceRedactManualChange.propertyChanges(Map.of("legalBasis", forceRedaction.getLegalBasis()));
+                }
+                entity.get().getManualChanges().add(forceRedactManualChange.build());
             }
         });
     }