diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/peristence/v1/server/service/ManualRedactionService.java b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/peristence/v1/server/service/ManualRedactionService.java
index 2fd4735e6..9f0b15eb6 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/peristence/v1/server/service/ManualRedactionService.java
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/peristence/v1/server/service/ManualRedactionService.java
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ public class ManualRedactionService {
     private final int COMMENT_MAX_LENGTH = 4000;
 
 
+    @Transactional
     public List<ManualAddResponse> addAddRedaction(String dossierId, String fileId, List<AddRedactionRequest> addRedactionRequests) {
 
         var response = new ArrayList<ManualAddResponse>();
@@ -183,6 +184,7 @@ public class ManualRedactionService {
     }
 
 
+    @Transactional
     public List<ManualAddResponse> addRemoveRedaction(String dossierId, String fileId, List<RemoveRedactionRequest> removeRedactionRequests) {
 
         RedactionLog redactionLog = null;
@@ -251,6 +253,7 @@ public class ManualRedactionService {
     }
 
 
+    @Transactional
     public List<ManualAddResponse> addForceRedaction(String dossierId, String fileId, List<ForceRedactionRequest> forceRedactionRequests) {
 
         var response = new ArrayList<ManualAddResponse>();
@@ -279,6 +282,7 @@ public class ManualRedactionService {
     }
 
 
+    @Transactional
     public List<ManualAddResponse> addLegalBasisChange(String dossierId, String fileId, List<LegalBasisChangeRequest> legalBasisChangeRequests) {
 
         var response = new ArrayList<ManualAddResponse>();
@@ -301,6 +305,7 @@ public class ManualRedactionService {
     }
 
 
+    @Transactional
     public List<ManualAddResponse> addImageRecategorization(String dossierId, String fileId, List<ImageRecategorizationRequest> imageRecategorizationRequests) {
 
         var response = new ArrayList<ManualAddResponse>();
@@ -503,6 +508,7 @@ public class ManualRedactionService {
     }
 
 
+    @Transactional
     public List<ManualAddResponse> addResizeRedaction(String dossierId, String fileId, List<ResizeRedactionRequest> resizeRedactionRequests) {
 
         var response = new ArrayList<ManualAddResponse>();
@@ -928,7 +934,7 @@ public class ManualRedactionService {
 
     private void checkComment(String text) {
 
-        if (!StringUtils.isEmpty(text) && text.length() >= COMMENT_MAX_LENGTH) {
+        if (!StringUtils.isEmpty(text) && text.length() > COMMENT_MAX_LENGTH) {
             throw new BadRequestException(String.format("The comment is too long (%s), max length %s", text.length(), COMMENT_MAX_LENGTH));
         }
     }