diff --git a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/service/ManualChangesApplicationService.java b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/service/ManualChangesApplicationService.java
index c6384869..55bf7620 100644
--- a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/service/ManualChangesApplicationService.java
+++ b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/service/ManualChangesApplicationService.java
@@ -100,7 +100,9 @@ public class ManualChangesApplicationService {
         }
 
         // need to reinsert the entity, due to the boundary having changed.
-        removeAndUpdateAndReInsertEntity(entityToBeResized, manualResizeRedaction, newStartOffset);
+        if (newStartOffset > -1) {
+            removeAndUpdateAndReInsertEntity(entityToBeResized, manualResizeRedaction, newStartOffset);
+        }
         entityToBeResized.getManualOverwrite().addChange(manualResizeRedaction);
     }
 
@@ -140,9 +142,8 @@ public class ManualChangesApplicationService {
         entityToBeResized.setPages(new HashSet<>());
         entityToBeResized.getTextRange().setStart(newStartOffset);
         entityToBeResized.getTextRange().setEnd(newStartOffset + manualResizeRedaction.getValue().length());
-        if (newStartOffset > -1) {
-            entityCreationService.addEntityToGraph(entityToBeResized, nodeToInsertInto);
-        }
+
+        entityCreationService.addEntityToGraph(entityToBeResized, nodeToInsertInto);
     }