diff --git a/redaction-report-service-v1/redaction-report-service-api-v1/pom.xml b/redaction-report-service-v1/redaction-report-service-api-v1/pom.xml
index 4e0cad5..2fa3bd3 100644
--- a/redaction-report-service-v1/redaction-report-service-api-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/redaction-report-service-v1/redaction-report-service-api-v1/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.iqser.red.service</groupId>
             <artifactId>redaction-service-api-v1</artifactId>
-            <version>1.1.3</version>
+            <version>1.3.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <!-- This dependency contains annotations that are used in specifying REST endpoints. -->
diff --git a/redaction-report-service-v1/redaction-report-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/report/v1/server/service/ReportGenerationService.java b/redaction-report-service-v1/redaction-report-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/report/v1/server/service/ReportGenerationService.java
index a70d6bc..afb91ef 100644
--- a/redaction-report-service-v1/redaction-report-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/report/v1/server/service/ReportGenerationService.java
+++ b/redaction-report-service-v1/redaction-report-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/report/v1/server/service/ReportGenerationService.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 
 import com.iqser.red.service.redaction.report.v1.api.model.MultiFileRedactionLog;
 import com.iqser.red.service.redaction.report.v1.server.utils.ResourceLoader;
+import com.iqser.red.service.redaction.v1.model.Status;
 
 @Service
 public class ReportGenerationService {
@@ -49,6 +50,9 @@ public class ReportGenerationService {
         multiFileRedactionLog.getRedactionLogs().forEach(fileRedactionLog -> {
             fileRedactionLog.getRedactionLogEntry().forEach(redactionLogEntry -> {
                 if(redactionLogEntry.isRedacted()) {
+                    if(redactionLogEntry.isManual() && !redactionLogEntry.getStatus().equals(Status.APPROVED)){
+                        return;
+                    }
                     Set<Integer> pages = new HashSet<>();
                     redactionLogEntry.getPositions().forEach(position -> {
                         pages.add(position.getPage());
diff --git a/redaction-report-service-v1/redaction-report-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/report/v1/server/RedactionReportIntegrationTest.java b/redaction-report-service-v1/redaction-report-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/report/v1/server/RedactionReportIntegrationTest.java
index 46929a3..236b693 100644
--- a/redaction-report-service-v1/redaction-report-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/report/v1/server/RedactionReportIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/redaction-report-service-v1/redaction-report-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/report/v1/server/RedactionReportIntegrationTest.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public class RedactionReportIntegrationTest {
     @Test
     public void testReportGeneration() throws IOException {
 
-        ClassPathResource redactionLogResource = new ClassPathResource("files/RedactionLog.txt");
+        ClassPathResource redactionLogResource = new ClassPathResource("files/RedactionLogManual.txt");
 
         RedactionLog redactionLog = objectMapper.readValue(redactionLogResource.getInputStream(), RedactionLog.class);
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public class RedactionReportIntegrationTest {
 
         ReportResult reportResult = redactionReportController.generateReport(multiFileRedactionLog);
 
-        try (FileOutputStream fileOutputStream = new FileOutputStream("/tmp/document.docx")) {
+        try (FileOutputStream fileOutputStream = new FileOutputStream("/tmp/document2.docx")) {
             fileOutputStream.write(reportResult.getDocument());
         }
 
diff --git a/redaction-report-service-v1/redaction-report-service-server-v1/src/test/resources/files/RedactionLogManual.txt b/redaction-report-service-v1/redaction-report-service-server-v1/src/test/resources/files/RedactionLogManual.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9a3654
--- /dev/null
+++ b/redaction-report-service-v1/redaction-report-service-server-v1/src/test/resources/files/RedactionLogManual.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,416 @@
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+      "id": "e5be0f1d941bbb92a068e198648d06c4",
+      "type": "name",
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+      "reason": "Not redacted because row is not a vertebrate study",
+      "redacted": false,
+      "section": "Table in: ",
+      "color": [
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+        0.8,
+        0.8
+      ],
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+      "manual": false,
+      "status": null,
+      "hint": false
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "0295bbdff66926ebb57b03641bba7ba8",
+      "type": "address",
+      "value": "Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Basel, Switzerland",
+      "reason": "Not redacted because row is not a vertebrate study",
+      "redacted": false,
+      "section": "Table in: ",
+      "color": [
+        0.8,
+        0.8,
+        0.8
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+      "type": "address",
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