diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/queue/RedactionAnalysisResponseReceiver.java b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/queue/RedactionAnalysisResponseReceiver.java
index 58930dcf7..5ccff5e9c 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/queue/RedactionAnalysisResponseReceiver.java
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/queue/RedactionAnalysisResponseReceiver.java
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package com.iqser.red.service.persistence.management.v1.processor.service.queue;
 
 import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
 import org.springframework.amqp.core.Message;
@@ -21,6 +20,7 @@ import com.iqser.red.service.persistence.management.v1.processor.service.persist
 import com.iqser.red.service.persistence.service.v1.api.shared.model.analysislog.entitylog.Position;
 import com.iqser.red.service.redaction.v1.model.AnalyzeResponse;
 
+import io.opentelemetry.api.internal.StringUtils;
 import lombok.AccessLevel;
 import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.SneakyThrows;
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public class RedactionAnalysisResponseReceiver {
                 manualRedactionEntry.setTextBefore(unprocessedManualEntity.getTextBefore());
                 manualRedactionEntry.setTextAfter(unprocessedManualEntity.getTextAfter());
                 manualRedactionEntry.setPositions(convertPositions(unprocessedManualEntity.getPositions()));
-                if (manualRedactionEntry.getSection() == null ||!manualRedactionEntry.getSection().equals(unprocessedManualEntity.getSection())) {
+                if (StringUtils.isNullOrEmpty(manualRedactionEntry.getSection()) && StringUtils.isNullOrEmpty(unprocessedManualEntity.getSection()) && !manualRedactionEntry.getSection().equals(unprocessedManualEntity.getSection())) {
                     manualRedactionEntry.setSection(unprocessedManualEntity.getSection());
                 }
                 addRedactionPersistenceService.update(manualRedactionEntry);