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 5f2f8a75..3114d026 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
@@ -277,15 +277,17 @@ public class RedactionLogMergeService {
 
         for (ManualRedactionEntry manualRedactionEntry : manualAdds) {
 
-            RedactionLogEntry redactionLogEntry = createRedactionLogEntry(manualRedactionEntry, manualRedactionEntry.getAnnotationId(), dossierTemplateId);
-            redactionLogEntry.setPositions(convertPositions(manualRedactionEntry.getPositions()));
-            redactionLogEntry.setComments(comments.get(manualRedactionEntry.getAnnotationId()));
-            redactionLogEntry.setTextBefore(manualRedactionEntry.getTextBefore());
-            redactionLogEntry.setTextAfter(manualRedactionEntry.getTextAfter());
+            if (shouldCreateManualEntry(manualRedactionEntry)) {
+                RedactionLogEntry redactionLogEntry = createRedactionLogEntry(manualRedactionEntry, manualRedactionEntry.getAnnotationId(), dossierTemplateId);
+                redactionLogEntry.setPositions(convertPositions(manualRedactionEntry.getPositions()));
+                redactionLogEntry.setComments(comments.get(manualRedactionEntry.getAnnotationId()));
+                redactionLogEntry.setTextBefore(manualRedactionEntry.getTextBefore());
+                redactionLogEntry.setTextAfter(manualRedactionEntry.getTextAfter());
 
-            sectionTextService.handleSectionText(sectionGrid, redactionLogEntry);
+                sectionTextService.handleSectionText(sectionGrid, redactionLogEntry);
 
-            redactionLogEntries.add(redactionLogEntry);
+                redactionLogEntries.add(redactionLogEntry);
+            }
         }
 
         return redactionLogEntries;
@@ -300,6 +302,14 @@ public class RedactionLogMergeService {
                 .collect(Collectors.toList());
     }
 
+
+    private boolean shouldCreateManualEntry(ManualRedactionEntry manualRedactionEntry) {
+
+        return (!manualRedactionEntry.isAddToDictionary() && !manualRedactionEntry.isAddToDossierDictionary())
+                || ((manualRedactionEntry.isAddToDictionary() || manualRedactionEntry.isAddToDictionary()) && manualRedactionEntry.getProcessedDate() == null);
+    }
+
+
     private RedactionLogEntry createRedactionLogEntry(ManualRedactionEntry manualRedactionEntry, String id,
                                                       String dossierTemplateId) {