diff --git a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/service/AnalyzeService.java b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/service/AnalyzeService.java
index 4a2c1a03..cfc6bceb 100644
--- a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/service/AnalyzeService.java
+++ b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/service/AnalyzeService.java
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ public class AnalyzeService {
 
         RedactionLog previousRedactionLog = redactionStorageService.getRedactionLog(analyzeRequest.getDossierId(), analyzeRequest.getFileId());
 
-        previousRedactionLog.setRedactionLogEntry(previousRedactionLog.getRedactionLogEntry().stream().filter(entity -> !entity.getValue().isEmpty()).collect(Collectors.toList()));
+
 
         redactionLog.setDictionaryVersion(dictionaryVersion.getDossierTemplateVersion());
         redactionLog.setDossierDictionaryVersion(dictionaryVersion.getDossierVersion());
diff --git a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/service/RedactionChangeLogService.java b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/service/RedactionChangeLogService.java
index d2c26f5f..c8bf7ef3 100644
--- a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/service/RedactionChangeLogService.java
+++ b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/service/RedactionChangeLogService.java
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ public class RedactionChangeLogService {
             return new RedactionLogChanges(currentRedactionLog, false);
         }
 
+        previousRedactionLog.setRedactionLogEntry(previousRedactionLog.getRedactionLogEntry().stream().filter(entity -> !entity.getValue().isEmpty()).collect(Collectors.toList())); // only needed for already broken files on staging.documine.ai
+
         List<RedactionLogEntry> previouslyExistingEntries = previousRedactionLog.getRedactionLogEntry().stream().filter(entry -> !entry.lastChangeIsRemoved()).toList();
 
         Map<String, RedactionLogEntry> addedEntryIds = getEntriesThatExistInCurrentButNotInPreviousRedactionLog(currentRedactionLog, previouslyExistingEntries);