diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/EntityLogMergeService.java b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/EntityLogMergeService.java
index d591b5718..3ce4e8644 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/EntityLogMergeService.java
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/EntityLogMergeService.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import java.time.OffsetDateTime;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Comparator;
+import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -227,7 +228,10 @@ public class EntityLogMergeService {
             entity.get().setSection(manualLegalBasisChange.getSection());
             entity.get().setValue(manualLegalBasisChange.getValue());
             addChanges(entity.get().getChanges(), ChangeType.CHANGED, entityLog.getAnalysisNumber());
-            Map<String, String> propertyChanges = Map.of("legalBasis", manualLegalBasisChange.getLegalBasis());
+            Map<String, String> propertyChanges = new HashMap<>();
+            if (!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(manualLegalBasisChange.getLegalBasis())) {
+                propertyChanges.put("legalBasis", manualLegalBasisChange.getLegalBasis());
+            }
             if (!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(manualLegalBasisChange.getValue())) {
                 propertyChanges.put("value", manualLegalBasisChange.getValue());
             }