diff --git a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/redaction/service/ReanalyzeService.java b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/redaction/service/ReanalyzeService.java
index 9fa3a8f5..0a3e46f6 100644
--- a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/redaction/service/ReanalyzeService.java
+++ b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/redaction/service/ReanalyzeService.java
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public class ReanalyzeService {
         var text = redactionStorageService.getText(analyzeRequest.getProjectId(), analyzeRequest.getFileId());
 
         // not yet ready for reanalysis
-        if (text == null || text.getNumberOfPages() == 0) {
+        if (redactionLog == null || text == null || text.getNumberOfPages() == 0) {
             return analyze(analyzeRequest);
         }