diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared-dossiers/dialogs/edit-dossier-dialog/dictionary/edit-dossier-dictionary.component.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared-dossiers/dialogs/edit-dossier-dialog/dictionary/edit-dossier-dictionary.component.ts
index 18f531fd3..ba4b859fa 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared-dossiers/dialogs/edit-dossier-dialog/dictionary/edit-dossier-dictionary.component.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared-dossiers/dialogs/edit-dossier-dialog/dictionary/edit-dossier-dictionary.component.ts
@@ -108,7 +108,9 @@ export class EditDossierDictionaryComponent implements EditDossierSectionInterfa
         );
         //TODO remove this when backend will send also the type
         this.#setType(dictionaryTypes);
-        this.selectDictionary(this.dictionaries[0], this.activeEntryType);
+        if (!this.selectedDictionary) {
+            this.selectDictionary(this.dictionaries[0], this.activeEntryType);
+        }
     }
 
     //TODO remove this when backend will send also the type
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared/components/dictionary-manager/dictionary-manager.component.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared/components/dictionary-manager/dictionary-manager.component.ts
index dcada2b58..052c6f29a 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared/components/dictionary-manager/dictionary-manager.component.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared/components/dictionary-manager/dictionary-manager.component.ts
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ export class DictionaryManagerComponent implements OnChanges {
         if (!changes.isLeavingPage) {
             this.revert();
         }
-        if (changes.activeEntryType && this._dossier?.dossierTemplateId && this.dossier?.dossierId) {
+        if ((changes.selectedDictionaryType || changes.activeEntryType) && this._dossier?.dossierTemplateId && this.dossier?.dossierId) {
             this.#onDossierChanged(this._dossier.dossierTemplateId, this._dossier.dossierId).then(entries => {
                 this.diffEditorText = entries;
                 this.showDiffEditor = true;