diff --git a/vorgang-manager-server/src/main/java/de/ozgcloud/vorgang/vorgang/redirect/ForwardingEventListener.java b/vorgang-manager-server/src/main/java/de/ozgcloud/vorgang/vorgang/redirect/ForwardingEventListener.java
index 56b8691e800fe4912df2d232f379e504bb1b7594..5462a66755829257883aa30dc23fc9aea347e182 100644
--- a/vorgang-manager-server/src/main/java/de/ozgcloud/vorgang/vorgang/redirect/ForwardingEventListener.java
+++ b/vorgang-manager-server/src/main/java/de/ozgcloud/vorgang/vorgang/redirect/ForwardingEventListener.java
@@ -101,19 +101,14 @@ public class ForwardingEventListener {
 	}
 
 	void handleForwardVorgangCommand(Command command) {
+		service.forward(forwardingRequestMapper.fromCommand(command));
 		lockVorgangOnForwarding(command);
-		service.forward(updateVorgangVersion(forwardingRequestMapper.fromCommand(command)));
 		publisher.publishEvent(new VorgangLockedEvent(command));
 	}
 
 	private void lockVorgangOnForwarding(Command command) {
 		var lock = lockMapper.fromCommand(command).toBuilder().reason("Vorgang was forwarded").build();
-		vorgangService.lockVorgang(lock, command.getVorgangId(), command.getRelationVersion());
-	}
-
-	ForwardingRequest updateVorgangVersion(ForwardingRequest request) {
-		var vorgang = vorgangService.getById(request.getVorgangId());
-		return request.toBuilder().version(vorgang.getVersion()).build();
+		vorgangService.lockVorgang(lock, command.getVorgangId(), command.getRelationVersion() + 1);
 	}
 
 	private void handleException(Runnable runnable, String commandId) {
diff --git a/vorgang-manager-server/src/test/java/de/ozgcloud/vorgang/vorgang/redirect/ForwardingEventListenerTest.java b/vorgang-manager-server/src/test/java/de/ozgcloud/vorgang/vorgang/redirect/ForwardingEventListenerTest.java
index acb4c3377432346db0142aaec527e680ca3e7527..7ea1432a94ab13bd4de3e4cdfa4586320aa8cb72 100644
--- a/vorgang-manager-server/src/test/java/de/ozgcloud/vorgang/vorgang/redirect/ForwardingEventListenerTest.java
+++ b/vorgang-manager-server/src/test/java/de/ozgcloud/vorgang/vorgang/redirect/ForwardingEventListenerTest.java
@@ -146,19 +146,15 @@ class ForwardingEventListenerTest {
 		private final Command command = CommandTestFactory.createBuilder().bodyObject(commandBody()).build();
 		private final Lock lock = LockTestFactory.create();
 		private final ForwardingRequest request = ForwardingRequestTestFactory.create();
-		private final ForwardingRequest updatedRequest = ForwardingRequestTestFactory.createBuilder().version(request.getVersion() + 1).build();
 		@Captor
 		private ArgumentCaptor<Lock> lockCaptor;
 		@Captor
-		private ArgumentCaptor<ForwardingRequest> forwardingRequestCaptor;
-		@Captor
 		private ArgumentCaptor<VorgangLockedEvent> lockedEventCaptor;
 
 		@BeforeEach
 		void init() {
 			when(forwardingRequestMapper.fromCommand(any())).thenReturn(request);
 			when(lockMapper.fromCommand(any())).thenReturn(lock);
-			doReturn(updatedRequest).when(listener).updateVorgangVersion(any());
 		}
 
 		@Test
@@ -172,7 +168,7 @@ class ForwardingEventListenerTest {
 		void shouldLockVorgang() {
 			handleForwardVorgangCommand();
 
-			verify(vorgangService).lockVorgang(lockCaptor.capture(), eq(VorgangTestFactory.ID), eq(CommandTestFactory.RELATION_VERSION));
+			verify(vorgangService).lockVorgang(lockCaptor.capture(), eq(VorgangTestFactory.ID), eq(CommandTestFactory.RELATION_VERSION + 1));
 			assertThat(lockCaptor.getValue()).usingRecursiveComparison()
 					.isEqualTo(LockTestFactory.createBuilder().reason("Vorgang was forwarded").build());
 		}
@@ -184,19 +180,11 @@ class ForwardingEventListenerTest {
 			verify(forwardingRequestMapper).fromCommand(command);
 		}
 
-		@Test
-		void shouldUpdateVorgangVersionInRequest() {
-			handleForwardVorgangCommand();
-
-			verify(listener).updateVorgangVersion(request);
-		}
-
 		@Test
 		void shouldCallForwardingService() {
 			handleForwardVorgangCommand();
 
-			verify(forwardingService).forward(forwardingRequestCaptor.capture());
-			assertThat(forwardingRequestCaptor.getValue()).isSameAs(updatedRequest);
+			verify(forwardingService).forward(same(request));
 		}
 
 		@Test