diff --git a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/model/ManualEntity.java b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/model/ManualEntity.java
index f4f704d0..c06d089a 100644
--- a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/model/ManualEntity.java
+++ b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/model/ManualEntity.java
@@ -39,14 +39,14 @@ public class ManualEntity implements IEntity {
 
     @Builder.Default
     PriorityQueue<MatchedRule> matchedRuleList = new PriorityQueue<>();
-    @Builder.Default
-    ManualChangeOverwrite manualOverwrite = new ManualChangeOverwrite();
+    ManualChangeOverwrite manualOverwrite;
 
 
     public static ManualEntity fromManualRedactionEntry(ManualRedactionEntry manualRedactionEntry, boolean hint) {
 
         List<RectangleWithPage> rectangleWithPages = manualRedactionEntry.getPositions().stream().map(RectangleWithPage::fromAnnotationRectangle).toList();
-        ManualChangeOverwrite manualChangeOverwrite = new ManualChangeOverwrite();
+        var entityType = hint ? EntityType.HINT : EntityType.ENTITY;
+        ManualChangeOverwrite manualChangeOverwrite = new ManualChangeOverwrite(entityType);
         manualChangeOverwrite.addChange(manualRedactionEntry);
         return ManualEntity.builder()
                 .id(manualRedactionEntry.getAnnotationId())
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public class ManualEntity implements IEntity {
                 .legalBasis(manualRedactionEntry.getLegalBasis())
                 .type(manualRedactionEntry.getType())
                 .section(manualRedactionEntry.getSection())
-                .entityType(hint ? EntityType.HINT : EntityType.ENTITY)
+                .entityType(entityType)
                 .applied(true)
                 .isDictionaryEntry(false)
                 .isDossierDictionaryEntry(false)
@@ -80,4 +80,8 @@ public class ManualEntity implements IEntity {
         return getManualOverwrite().getType().orElse(type);
     }
 
+    private EntityType getEntityType(boolean isHint) {
+        return isHint ? EntityType.HINT : EntityType.ENTITY;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/model/document/entity/ManualChangeOverwrite.java b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/model/document/entity/ManualChangeOverwrite.java
index c499f1b8..2ad80bc5 100644
--- a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/model/document/entity/ManualChangeOverwrite.java
+++ b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/model/document/entity/ManualChangeOverwrite.java
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
-import com.iqser.red.service.persistence.service.v1.api.shared.model.annotations.ManualRedactions;
 import com.iqser.red.service.persistence.service.v1.api.shared.model.annotations.entitymapped.BaseAnnotation;
 import com.iqser.red.service.persistence.service.v1.api.shared.model.annotations.entitymapped.IdRemoval;
 import com.iqser.red.service.persistence.service.v1.api.shared.model.annotations.entitymapped.ManualForceRedaction;
@@ -20,11 +19,9 @@ import com.iqser.red.service.redaction.v1.server.model.RectangleWithPage;
 import lombok.AccessLevel;
 import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.Builder;
-import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.experimental.FieldDefaults;
 
 @Builder
-@NoArgsConstructor
 @AllArgsConstructor
 @FieldDefaults(level = AccessLevel.PRIVATE)
 public class ManualChangeOverwrite {
@@ -50,7 +47,15 @@ public class ManualChangeOverwrite {
     Boolean ignored;
     Boolean resized;
     Boolean recategorized;
+    EntityType entityType;
 
+    public ManualChangeOverwrite() {
+        this(EntityType.ENTITY);
+    }
+
+    public ManualChangeOverwrite (EntityType entityType) {
+        this.entityType = entityType;
+    }
 
     public void calculateCurrentOverride() {
 
@@ -100,7 +105,9 @@ public class ManualChangeOverwrite {
             if (manualChange instanceof ManualForceRedaction manualForceRedaction) {
                 removed = false;
                 ignored = false;
-                applied = true;
+                if (!isHint(entityType)) {
+                    applied = true;
+                }
                 legalBasis = manualForceRedaction.getLegalBasis();
             }
 
@@ -221,4 +228,9 @@ public class ManualChangeOverwrite {
         return positions == null ? Optional.empty() : Optional.of(positions);
     }
 
+    private boolean isHint(EntityType entityType) {
+
+        return entityType.equals(EntityType.HINT);
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/model/document/entity/TextEntity.java b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/model/document/entity/TextEntity.java
index 1110f7b7..29ce6aee 100644
--- a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/model/document/entity/TextEntity.java
+++ b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/model/document/entity/TextEntity.java
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ public class TextEntity implements IEntity {
 
     @Builder.Default
     final PriorityQueue<MatchedRule> matchedRuleList = new PriorityQueue<>();
-    @Builder.Default
-    final ManualChangeOverwrite manualOverwrite = new ManualChangeOverwrite();
+    final ManualChangeOverwrite manualOverwrite;
 
     boolean dictionaryEntry;
     boolean dossierDictionaryEntry;
@@ -64,7 +63,7 @@ public class TextEntity implements IEntity {
 
     public static TextEntity initialEntityNode(TextRange textRange, String type, EntityType entityType) {
 
-        return TextEntity.builder().type(type).entityType(entityType).textRange(textRange).build();
+        return TextEntity.builder().type(type).entityType(entityType).textRange(textRange).manualOverwrite(new ManualChangeOverwrite(entityType)).build();
     }
 
 
diff --git a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/manualchanges/ManualChangesUnitTest.java b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/manualchanges/ManualChangesUnitTest.java
index 21e02bd1..fb6d9848 100644
--- a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/manualchanges/ManualChangesUnitTest.java
+++ b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/manualchanges/ManualChangesUnitTest.java
@@ -131,4 +131,45 @@ public class ManualChangesUnitTest extends BuildDocumentIntegrationTest {
         assertEquals("type", entity.getManualOverwrite().getType().orElse(entity.getType()));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testRemoveHintForceHint() {
+
+        OffsetDateTime start = OffsetDateTime.now();
+        String reason = "whatever";
+        Document document = buildGraphNoImages("files/new/crafted document.pdf");
+        List<TextEntity> entities = entityCreationService.byString("David Ksenia", "test", EntityType.HINT, document).peek(e -> e.apply("T.0.0", reason)).toList();
+        assertFalse(entities.isEmpty());
+        TextEntity entity = entities.get(0);
+        assertTrue(entity.active());
+        assertTrue(entity.applied());
+        assertFalse(entity.removed());
+        assertFalse(entity.resized());
+        assertFalse(entity.ignored());
+        assertEquals("n-a", entity.getMatchedRule().getLegalBasis());
+        String annotationId = entity.getPositionsOnPagePerPage().get(0).getId();
+
+        // remove first
+        IdRemoval removal = IdRemoval.builder().requestDate(start).fileId(TEST_FILE_ID).annotationId(annotationId).status(AnnotationStatus.APPROVED).build();
+        entity.getManualOverwrite().addChange(removal);
+        assertTrue(entity.ignored());
+        assertFalse(entity.applied());
+        assertEquals(reason + ", removed by manual override", entity.buildReasonWithManualChangeDescriptions());
+
+        // force again
+        ManualForceRedaction forceRedaction = ManualForceRedaction.builder()
+                .requestDate(start.plusSeconds(1))
+                .fileId(TEST_FILE_ID)
+                .annotationId(annotationId)
+                .legalBasis("coolio")
+                .status(AnnotationStatus.APPROVED)
+                .build();
+        entity.getManualOverwrite().addChange(forceRedaction);
+        assertFalse(entity.applied());
+        assertFalse(entity.ignored());
+        assertFalse(entity.removed());
+        assertEquals(reason + ", removed by manual override, forced by manual override", entity.buildReasonWithManualChangeDescriptions());
+        assertEquals("coolio", entity.getManualOverwrite().getLegalBasis().orElse(entity.getMatchedRule().getLegalBasis()));
+
+    }
+
 }