diff --git a/src/main/java/net/gepafin/tendermanagement/dao/ApplicationAmendmentRequestDao.java b/src/main/java/net/gepafin/tendermanagement/dao/ApplicationAmendmentRequestDao.java
index d2d3bace..e8430b3a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/gepafin/tendermanagement/dao/ApplicationAmendmentRequestDao.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/gepafin/tendermanagement/dao/ApplicationAmendmentRequestDao.java
@@ -1164,15 +1164,12 @@ public class ApplicationAmendmentRequestDao {
                 applicationEvaluationRepository.save(existingApplicationAmendment.getApplicationEvaluationEntity());
                 log.info("Updated ApplicationEvaluation status to OPEN for ID: {}", existingApplicationEvaluationEntity.getId());
 
-                String previousApplicationStatus = application.getPreviousStatus();
-                if (previousApplicationStatus != null) {
-                    application.setStatus(previousApplicationStatus);
-                } else if (ApplicationAmendmentRequestTypeEnum.SPECIAL.getValue().equals(existingApplicationAmendment.getType())) {
-                    application.setStatus(ApplicationStatusTypeEnum.ADMISSIBLE.getValue());
-                    log.warn("Special amendment close: previousStatus was null for applicationId={}, defaulting to ADMISSIBLE", application.getId());
+                if(Boolean.FALSE.equals(existingApplicationAmendment.getType().equals(ApplicationAmendmentRequestTypeEnum.SPECIAL.getValue()))){
+                    application.setStatus(application.getPreviousStatus());
+                    applicationRepository.save(application);
+                    loggingUtil.addVersionHistory(
+                            VersionHistoryRequest.builder().request(request).actionType(VersionActionTypeEnum.UPDATE).oldData(oldApplicationEntityData).newData(application).build());
                 }
-                applicationRepository.save(application);
-                log.info("Updated Application status to previous state for Application ID: {}", application.getId());
 
                 existingApplicationAmendment.getApplicationEvaluationEntity().getAssignedApplicationsEntity().setStatus(AssignedApplicationEnum.OPEN.getValue());
 
@@ -1193,9 +1190,6 @@ public class ApplicationAmendmentRequestDao {
                 loggingUtil.addVersionHistory(VersionHistoryRequest.builder().request(request).actionType(VersionActionTypeEnum.UPDATE).oldData(oldApplicationEvaluationEntity)
                         .newData(existingApplicationEvaluationEntity).build());
 
-                /** This code is responsible for adding a version history log for the "Update Application status" operation. **/
-                loggingUtil.addVersionHistory(
-                        VersionHistoryRequest.builder().request(request).actionType(VersionActionTypeEnum.UPDATE).oldData(oldApplicationEntityData).newData(application).build());
 
                 /** This code is responsible for adding a version history log for the "Update assigned application " operation. **/
                 loggingUtil.addVersionHistory(VersionHistoryRequest.builder().request(request).actionType(VersionActionTypeEnum.UPDATE).oldData(oldAssignedApplicationData)
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/gepafin/tendermanagement/scheduler/ApplicationAmendmentScheduler.java b/src/main/java/net/gepafin/tendermanagement/scheduler/ApplicationAmendmentScheduler.java
index b96eb137..7ba784e2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/gepafin/tendermanagement/scheduler/ApplicationAmendmentScheduler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/gepafin/tendermanagement/scheduler/ApplicationAmendmentScheduler.java
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 import net.gepafin.tendermanagement.entities.ApplicationAmendmentRequestEntity;
 import net.gepafin.tendermanagement.entities.ApplicationEvaluationEntity;
 import net.gepafin.tendermanagement.enums.ApplicationAmendmentRequestEnum;
+import net.gepafin.tendermanagement.enums.ApplicationAmendmentRequestTypeEnum;
 import net.gepafin.tendermanagement.enums.ApplicationEvaluationStatusTypeEnum;
-import net.gepafin.tendermanagement.enums.ApplicationStatusTypeEnum;
 import net.gepafin.tendermanagement.enums.AssignedApplicationEnum;
 import net.gepafin.tendermanagement.enums.NotificationTypeEnum;
 import net.gepafin.tendermanagement.enums.UserActionContextEnum;
@@ -129,9 +129,22 @@ public class ApplicationAmendmentScheduler {
 					// Update AssignedApplicationsEntity status
 					updateAssignedApplicationStatus(evaluation.getAssignedApplicationsEntity());
 
-					// Update ApplicationEntity status
-					updateApplicationStatus(evaluation.getAssignedApplicationsEntity().getApplication());
-
+					// Skip application status restore only when every amendment expired *in this run* for this
+					// evaluation is SPECIAL. (Do not use all amendments on the eval — a closed non-SPECIAL
+					// record from the past would wrongly force a previousStatus restore after special expiry.)
+					List<ApplicationAmendmentRequestEntity> expiredThisRunForEval = amendmentRequests.stream()
+							.filter(req -> req.getApplicationEvaluationEntity().getId().equals(evaluation.getId()))
+							.toList();
+					boolean skipApplicationStatusRestore = !expiredThisRunForEval.isEmpty()
+							&& expiredThisRunForEval.stream()
+									.allMatch(req -> ApplicationAmendmentRequestTypeEnum.SPECIAL.getValue().equals(req.getType()));
+					if (!skipApplicationStatusRestore) {
+						updateApplicationStatus(evaluation.getAssignedApplicationsEntity().getApplication());
+					} else {
+						log.info(
+								"Amendment expiration: skipping Application status restore (all amendments expired this run are SPECIAL), evaluationId={}",
+								evaluation.getId());
+					}
 
 					log.info("Updated EndDate and suspension days for ApplicationEvaluation with ID: {}",
 							evaluation.getId());