diff --git a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/redaction/service/RedactionLogMergeService.java b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/redaction/service/RedactionLogMergeService.java
index effd9a6c..3bfd312e 100644
--- a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/redaction/service/RedactionLogMergeService.java
+++ b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/redaction/service/RedactionLogMergeService.java
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ public class RedactionLogMergeService {
 
         for (ManualRedactionEntry manualRedactionEntry : manualAdds) {
 
-            if (!approvedAndShouldBeInDictionary(manualRedactionEntry)) {
+            if (shouldCreateManualEntry(manualRedactionEntry)) {
                 RedactionLogEntry redactionLogEntry = createRedactionLogEntry(manualRedactionEntry, manualRedactionEntry.getAnnotationId(), dossierTemplateId);
                 redactionLogEntry.setPositions(convertPositions(manualRedactionEntry.getPositions()));
                 redactionLogEntry.setComments(comments.get(manualRedactionEntry.getAnnotationId()));
@@ -303,10 +303,10 @@ public class RedactionLogMergeService {
     }
 
 
-    private boolean approvedAndShouldBeInDictionary(ManualRedactionEntry manualRedactionEntry) {
-
-        return manualRedactionEntry.getStatus().equals(AnnotationStatus.APPROVED) &&
-                (manualRedactionEntry.isAddToDictionary() || manualRedactionEntry.isAddToDossierDictionary());
+    @SuppressWarnings("PMD.UselessParentheses")
+    private boolean shouldCreateManualEntry(ManualRedactionEntry manualRedactionEntry) {
+        return (!manualRedactionEntry.isAddToDictionary() && !manualRedactionEntry.isAddToDossierDictionary())
+                || ((manualRedactionEntry.isAddToDictionary() || manualRedactionEntry.isAddToDictionary()) && manualRedactionEntry.getProcessedDate() == null);
     }