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 d68ab337..47b345d4 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
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public class ManualChangeOverwrite {
             }
 
             if (manualChange instanceof ManualRedactionEntry manualRedactionEntry) {
-                setToApplied();
+                setToAppliedIfNotHint();
                 legalBasis = manualRedactionEntry.getLegalBasis();
             }
 
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ public class ManualChangeOverwrite {
     }
 
 
-    private void setToApplied() {
+    private void setToAppliedIfNotHint() {
 
         removed = false;
         ignored = false;
@@ -167,6 +167,13 @@ public class ManualChangeOverwrite {
         }
     }
 
+    private void setToApplied() {
+
+        removed = false;
+        ignored = false;
+        applied = true;
+    }
+
 
     public void addChange(BaseAnnotation manualChange) {
 
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 4e12dd27..5957ff08 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
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ public class ManualChangesUnitTest extends BuildDocumentIntegrationTest {
                 .legalBasis("coolio")
                 .build();
         entity.getManualOverwrite().addChange(forceRedaction);
-        assertFalse(entity.applied());
+        assertTrue(entity.applied());
         assertFalse(entity.ignored());
         assertFalse(entity.removed());
         assertEquals(reason + ", removed by manual override, forced by manual override", entity.buildReasonWithManualChangeDescriptions());