diff --git a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/service/EntityLogCreatorService.java b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/service/EntityLogCreatorService.java
index 0ea7d752..1ee4ded7 100644
--- a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/service/EntityLogCreatorService.java
+++ b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/service/EntityLogCreatorService.java
@@ -90,11 +90,12 @@ public class EntityLogCreatorService {
                                                     Set<Integer> sectionsToReanalyseIds,
                                                     DictionaryVersion dictionaryVersion) {
 
+        previousEntityLog.setEntityLogEntry(previousEntityLog.getEntityLogEntry().stream().filter(entity -> !entity.getValue().isEmpty()).collect(Collectors.toList())); // fix broken entityLogs with empty entries
+
         List<EntityLogEntry> newEntityLogEntries = createEntityLogEntries(document, analyzeRequest.getDossierTemplateId(), notFoundManualRedactionEntries);
         Set<String> newEntityIds = newEntityLogEntries.stream().map(EntityLogEntry::getId).collect(Collectors.toSet());
         List<EntityLogEntry> entriesFromReanalysedSections = previousEntityLog.getEntityLogEntry()
                 .stream()
-                .filter(entry -> !entry.getValue().isEmpty())
                 .filter(entry -> (newEntityIds.contains(entry.getId()) || sectionsToReanalyseIds.contains(entry.getContainingNodeId().get(0))) && !entry.getType()
                         .equals(ImportedRedactionService.IMPORTED_REDACTION_TYPE))
                 .toList();