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 6a81f4f..ec73f67 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
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public class ReportGenerationService {
 
             long start = System.currentTimeMillis();
 
-            List<ReportRedactionEntry> reportEntries = getReportEntries(reportMessage.getDossierId(), reportMessage.getFileIds().get(j));
+            List<ReportRedactionEntry> reportEntries = getReportEntries(reportMessage.getDossierId(), reportMessage.getFileIds().get(j), fileStatus.isExcluded());
 
             if (reportMessage.getReportTypes().contains(ReportType.EXCEL_MULTI_FILE)) {
                 excelReportService.addEntries(excelMultiFileSheet, reportEntries, fileStatus.getFilename(), excelRowIndex);
@@ -171,7 +171,12 @@ public class ReportGenerationService {
         return storedFileInformation;
     }
 
-    private List<ReportRedactionEntry> getReportEntries(String dossierId, String fileId){
+    private List<ReportRedactionEntry> getReportEntries(String dossierId, String fileId, boolean isExcluded){
+
+       if(isExcluded){
+           return new ArrayList<>();
+       }
+
         RedactionLog redactionLog;
         try {
             redactionLog = redactionLogClient.getRedactionLog(dossierId, fileId, true);