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 c8b6b4dc..34d6c872 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
@@ -76,10 +76,17 @@ public class RedactionLogMergeService {
                                                Set<Integer> excludedPages, List<Type> types, Colors colors) {
 
         var skippedImportedRedactions = new HashSet<>();
-
+        var validSourceIds = new HashSet<>();
         log.info("Merging Redaction log with manual redactions");
         if (manualRedactions != null) {
 
+            // entries that have been added to dictionaries
+            validSourceIds.addAll(manualRedactions.getEntriesToAdd().stream()
+                    .filter(entry -> entry.getSourceId() != null)
+                    .filter(entry -> entry.isAddToDictionary() || entry.isAddToDossierDictionary())
+                    .filter(entry -> entry.getStatus() == AnnotationStatus.APPROVED)
+                    .filter(entry -> entry.getProcessedDate() != null)
+                    .map(ManualRedactionEntry::getSourceId).collect(Collectors.toList()));
 
             var manualRedactionLogEntries = addManualAddEntries(sectionGrid, manualRedactions.getEntriesToAdd(), manualRedactions.getComments(), colors, types);
 
@@ -112,6 +119,11 @@ public class RedactionLogMergeService {
 
         Set<String> processedIds = new HashSet<>();
         redactionLog.getRedactionLogEntry().removeIf(entry -> {
+
+            if(validSourceIds.contains(entry.getId())){
+                return true;
+            }
+
             if (entry.getImportedRedactionIntersections() != null) {
                 entry.getImportedRedactionIntersections().removeAll(skippedImportedRedactions);
                 if (!entry.getImportedRedactionIntersections().isEmpty() && (!entry.isImage() || entry.isImage() && !(entry.getType().equals("image") || entry.getType().equals("ocr")))) {