diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/ManualRedactionService.java b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/ManualRedactionService.java
index 8679199b7..6b5d74c49 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/ManualRedactionService.java
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/ManualRedactionService.java
@@ -284,18 +284,16 @@ public class ManualRedactionService {
                 if (removeRedactionRequest.getComment() != null) {
                     commentId = addComment(fileId, removeRedactionRequest.getAnnotationId(), removeRedactionRequest.getComment(), removeRedactionRequest.getUser()).getId();
                 }
+                boolean matchingEntryFound = false;
                 if (!removeRedactionRequest.isRemoveFromDictionary() && AnnotationStatus.APPROVED.equals(removeRedactionRequest.getStatus())) {
-                    boolean matchingEntryFound;
                     try {
                         getRedactionLogEntry(redactionLog, removeRedactionRequest.getAnnotationId());
                         matchingEntryFound = true;
                     } catch (NotFoundException e) {
-                        matchingEntryFound = false;
+                        log.warn("No matching entry found in redaction log for annotation id {}", removeRedactionRequest.getAnnotationId());
                     }
+
                     requiresReAnalysis = requiresReAnalysis || matchingEntryFound;
-                    if (!matchingEntryFound && idRemoval.isApproved()) {
-                        removeRedactionPersistenceService.markAsProcessed(idRemoval);
-                    }
                 }
 
                 var removedFromDictionary = handleRemoveFromDictionary(redactionLog,
@@ -307,7 +305,7 @@ public class ManualRedactionService {
                         removeRedactionRequest.isRemoveFromAllDossiers(),
                         false);
 
-                if (!removedFromDictionary && idRemoval.isApproved()) {
+                if (!matchingEntryFound && !removedFromDictionary && idRemoval.isApproved()) {
                     removeRedactionPersistenceService.markAsProcessed(idRemoval);
                 }
 
diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/redactionlog/RedactionLogMergeService.java b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/redactionlog/RedactionLogMergeService.java
index 327673023..38dc7672a 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/redactionlog/RedactionLogMergeService.java
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/redactionlog/RedactionLogMergeService.java
@@ -87,8 +87,10 @@ public class RedactionLogMergeService {
             var manualRedactionWrappers = createManualRedactionWrappers(manualRedactions);
 
             for (RedactionLogEntry entry : redactionLog.getRedactionLogEntry()) {
-
-                processRedactionLogEntry(manualRedactionWrappers.stream().filter(mr -> entry.getId().equals(mr.getId())).collect(Collectors.toList()), entry, types, colors);
+                var applicableManualRedactions = manualRedactionWrappers.stream().filter(mr -> entry.getId().equals(mr.getId())).collect(Collectors.toList());
+                if (!applicableManualRedactions.isEmpty()) {
+                    processRedactionLogEntry(applicableManualRedactions, entry, types, colors);
+                }
 
                 if (entry.isImported() && !entry.isRedacted()) {
                     skippedImportedRedactions.add(entry.getId());