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 98eb02e4..c6a7789d 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
@@ -216,7 +216,9 @@ public class RedactionLogMergeService {
                     redactionLogEntry.setColor(getColor(redactionLogEntry.getType(), colors, false, redactionLogEntry.isRedacted(), false, types));
                 }
 
-                redactionLogEntry.setReason(manualOverrideReason);
+                if(manualOverrideReason != null) {
+                    redactionLogEntry.setReason(manualOverrideReason);
+                }
 
                 redactionLogEntry.getManualChanges()
                         .add(ManualChange.from(imageRecategorization)
@@ -241,7 +243,9 @@ public class RedactionLogMergeService {
                         redactionLogEntry.setColor(getColor(redactionLogEntry.getType(), colors, true, redactionLogEntry.isRedacted(), false, types));
                     }
 
-                    redactionLogEntry.setReason(manualOverrideReason);
+                    if(manualOverrideReason != null) {
+                        redactionLogEntry.setReason(manualOverrideReason);
+                    }
 
                     redactionLogEntry.getManualChanges()
                             .add(ManualChange.from(manualRemoval)
@@ -269,7 +273,10 @@ public class RedactionLogMergeService {
                     redactionLogEntry.setLegalBasis(manualForceRedact.getLegalBasis());
                 }
 
-                redactionLogEntry.setReason(manualOverrideReason);
+                if(manualOverrideReason != null) {
+                    redactionLogEntry.setReason(manualOverrideReason);
+                }
+
                 var manualChange = ManualChange.from(manualForceRedact)
                         .withManualRedactionType(dictionaryIsHint ? ManualRedactionType.FORCE_HINT : ManualRedactionType.FORCE_REDACT);
 
@@ -295,7 +302,9 @@ public class RedactionLogMergeService {
                     redactionLogEntry.setColor(getColor(redactionLogEntry.getType(), colors, true, redactionLogEntry.isRedacted(), false, types));
                 }
 
-                redactionLogEntry.setReason(manualOverrideReason);
+                if(manualOverrideReason != null) {
+                    redactionLogEntry.setReason(manualOverrideReason);
+                }
 
                 var manualChange = ManualChange.from(manualLegalBasisChange)
                         .withManualRedactionType(ManualRedactionType.LEGAL_BASIS_CHANGE);