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 ce8cbeda6..c22dd8261 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
@@ -65,20 +65,21 @@ public class EntityLogService {
     @Observed(name = "EntityLogService", contextualName = "post-process-entity-log")
     private void postProcessEntityLog(String dossierId, String fileId, EntityLog entityLog, boolean includeUnprocessed) {
 
+        EntityLog processedEntityLog = entityLog;
         var fileStatus = fileStatusService.getStatus(fileId);
 
         if (fileStatus.isExcluded()) {
-            entityLog.setEntityLogEntry(new ArrayList<>());
+            processedEntityLog.setEntityLogEntry(new ArrayList<>());
         }
 
         if (includeUnprocessed) {
             DossierEntity dossier = dossierService.getDossierById(dossierId);
             ManualRedactions unprocessedManualRedactions = manualRedactionProviderService.getManualRedactions(fileId, ManualChangesQueryOptions.unprocessedOnly());
-            entityLog = entityLogMergeService.mergeEntityLog(unprocessedManualRedactions, entityLog, dossier);
+            processedEntityLog = entityLogMergeService.mergeEntityLog(unprocessedManualRedactions, processedEntityLog, dossier);
         }
 
         if (fileStatus.getExcludedPages() != null && !fileStatus.getExcludedPages().isEmpty()) {
-            entityLog.getEntityLogEntry()
+            processedEntityLog.getEntityLogEntry()
                     .removeIf(entry -> entry.getPositions()
                                                .stream()
                                                .anyMatch(position -> fileStatus.getExcludedPages().contains(position.getPageNumber())) //
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ public class EntityLogService {
         }
 
         Map<String, Integer> commentCountPerAnnotationId = commentService.getCommentCounts(fileId);
-        entityLog.getEntityLogEntry()
+        processedEntityLog.getEntityLogEntry()
                 .forEach(entityLogEntry -> entityLogEntry.setNumberOfComments(commentCountPerAnnotationId.getOrDefault(entityLogEntry.getId(), 0)));
     }