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 56c4676b7..2ea5f1aed 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
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ public class EntityLogMergeService {
         var entity = entityLogEntries.stream().filter(entityLogEntry -> entityLogEntry.getId().equals(forceRedaction.getAnnotationId())).findAny();
         entity.ifPresent(entityLogEntry -> {
             entityLogEntry.setLegalBasis(forceRedaction.getLegalBasis());
-            entityLogEntry.setState(EntryState.APPLIED);
+            entityLogEntry.setState(entityLogEntry.getEntryType().equals(EntryType.HINT) ? EntryState.SKIPPED : EntryState.APPLIED);
             addChanges(entityLogEntry.getChanges(), ChangeType.CHANGED, analysisNumber, forceRedaction.getRequestDate());
             var forceRedactManualChange = ManualChange.builder()
                     .manualRedactionType(ManualRedactionType.FORCE_REDACT)