diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/common/service/annotation-actions.service.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/common/service/annotation-actions.service.ts
index 0dd0dd77b..cb5572ed8 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/common/service/annotation-actions.service.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/common/service/annotation-actions.service.ts
@@ -186,10 +186,10 @@ export class AnnotationActionsService {
             let text;
             if (annotation.hasTextAfter) {
                 text = getFirstRelevantTextPart(annotation.textAfter, 'FORWARD');
-                return annotation.value + text;
+                return (annotation.value + text).trim();
             } else {
                 text = getFirstRelevantTextPart(annotation.textBefore, 'BACKWARD');
-                return text + annotation.value;
+                return (text + annotation.value).trim();
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/file/model/file-data.model.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/file/model/file-data.model.ts
index 6e547b6af..83085cfc0 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/file/model/file-data.model.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/file/model/file-data.model.ts
@@ -41,13 +41,15 @@ export class FileDataModel {
 
         this.redactionLog.redactionLogEntry.forEach((redactionLogEntry) => {
             // false positive entries from the redaction-log need to be skipped
-            if (redactionLogEntry.type !== 'false_positive') {
-                // copy the redactionLog Entry
-                const redactionLogEntryWrapper: RedactionLogEntryWrapper = { actionPendingReanalysis: false };
-                Object.assign(redactionLogEntryWrapper, redactionLogEntry);
-                redactionLogEntryWrapper.comments = this.manualRedactions.comments[redactionLogEntryWrapper.id];
-                result.push(redactionLogEntryWrapper);
+            if (redactionLogEntry.type === 'false_positive') {
+                return;
             }
+
+            // copy the redactionLog Entry
+            const redactionLogEntryWrapper: RedactionLogEntryWrapper = { actionPendingReanalysis: false };
+            Object.assign(redactionLogEntryWrapper, redactionLogEntry);
+            redactionLogEntryWrapper.comments = this.manualRedactions.comments[redactionLogEntryWrapper.id];
+            result.push(redactionLogEntryWrapper);
         });
 
         this.manualRedactions.entriesToAdd.forEach((manual) => {
@@ -62,6 +64,11 @@ export class FileDataModel {
 
             // an entry for this request already exists in the redactionLog
             if (!!relevantRedactionLogEntry) {
+                if (relevantRedactionLogEntry.status === 'DECLINED') {
+                    relevantRedactionLogEntry.hidden = true;
+                    return;
+                }
+
                 relevantRedactionLogEntry.userId = manual.user;
                 relevantRedactionLogEntry.dictionaryEntry = manual.addToDictionary;
 
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/utils/functions.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/utils/functions.ts
index 56404da33..60a8cb091 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/utils/functions.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/utils/functions.ts
@@ -53,12 +53,14 @@ export function getFirstRelevantTextPart(text, direction: 'FORWARD' | 'BACKWARD'
         if (breakChars.indexOf(char) >= 0) {
             spaceCount += 1;
         }
-        if (spaceCount >= 2) {
-            return true;
-        }
+
         accumulator += char;
 
-        return false;
+        if (spaceCount >= 2) {
+            return true;
+        } else {
+            return false;
+        }
     };
 
     if (direction === 'FORWARD') {