As setup take an entity with a @OneToMany fake bidirectional relation (@JoinColumn(name = "blubb", insertable = false, updatable = false)) that uses @AuditMappedBy for Envers and furthermore a @ManyToMany (non-owning) relation. Initialize the @OneToMany relation, then on updating the @ManyToMany relation, Envers produces a wrong audit entry setting the @OneToMany-id to null.