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packages/racing/domain/entities/Penalty.ts

@@ -102,12 +102,16 @@ export class Penalty implements IEntity<string> {
     if (this.props.status === 'overturned') {
       throw new RacingDomainInvariantError('Cannot apply an overturned penalty');
     }
-    return new Penalty({
+    const base: PenaltyProps = {
       ...this.props,
       status: 'applied',
       appliedAt: new Date(),
-      notes,
-    });
+    };
+
+    const next: PenaltyProps =
+      notes !== undefined ? { ...base, notes } : base;
+
+    return Penalty.create(next);
   }
 
   /**