diff --git a/versioned/storage/common/src/main/java/org/projectnessie/versioned/storage/common/logic/CommitLogicImpl.java b/versioned/storage/common/src/main/java/org/projectnessie/versioned/storage/common/logic/CommitLogicImpl.java
index b2c3f762c1f..a06b28b5a24 100644
--- a/versioned/storage/common/src/main/java/org/projectnessie/versioned/storage/common/logic/CommitLogicImpl.java
+++ b/versioned/storage/common/src/main/java/org/projectnessie/versioned/storage/common/logic/CommitLogicImpl.java
@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ private static boolean handleConflict(
         conflicts.add(conflict);
         // Do not the conflicting action to the commit, report the conflict
         return true;
-      case IGNORE:
+      case ADD:
         // Add the conflicting action to the resulting commit, not reporting as a conflict
         return false;
       case DROP:
diff --git a/versioned/storage/common/src/main/java/org/projectnessie/versioned/storage/common/logic/ConflictHandler.java b/versioned/storage/common/src/main/java/org/projectnessie/versioned/storage/common/logic/ConflictHandler.java
index 8e2ff181953..20e2476c6eb 100644
--- a/versioned/storage/common/src/main/java/org/projectnessie/versioned/storage/common/logic/ConflictHandler.java
+++ b/versioned/storage/common/src/main/java/org/projectnessie/versioned/storage/common/logic/ConflictHandler.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ enum ConflictResolution {
     /** Raise the conflict as is. */
     CONFLICT,
     /** Ignore the conflict, add action to the commit. */
-    IGNORE,
+    ADD,
     /** Ignore the conflict, do not add the action to the commit. */
     DROP
   }
diff --git a/versioned/storage/common/src/test/java/org/projectnessie/versioned/storage/common/logic/TestCommitConflicts.java b/versioned/storage/common/src/test/java/org/projectnessie/versioned/storage/common/logic/TestCommitConflicts.java
index 2e44ba59500..c77b7d7c819 100644
--- a/versioned/storage/common/src/test/java/org/projectnessie/versioned/storage/common/logic/TestCommitConflicts.java
+++ b/versioned/storage/common/src/test/java/org/projectnessie/versioned/storage/common/logic/TestCommitConflicts.java
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 import static org.projectnessie.versioned.storage.common.logic.CommitLogic.ValueReplacement.NO_VALUE_REPLACEMENT;
 import static org.projectnessie.versioned.storage.common.logic.ConflictHandler.ConflictResolution.CONFLICT;
 import static org.projectnessie.versioned.storage.common.logic.ConflictHandler.ConflictResolution.DROP;
-import static org.projectnessie.versioned.storage.common.logic.ConflictHandler.ConflictResolution.IGNORE;
 import static org.projectnessie.versioned.storage.common.logic.CreateCommit.Add.commitAdd;
 import static org.projectnessie.versioned.storage.common.logic.CreateCommit.Remove.commitRemove;
 import static org.projectnessie.versioned.storage.common.logic.CreateCommit.Unchanged.commitUnchanged;
@@ -570,7 +569,7 @@ public void commitConflictCallbackKeyDoesNotExist() throws Exception {
                 .build(),
             c -> {
               conflicts.add(c);
-              return IGNORE;
+              return ConflictHandler.ConflictResolution.ADD;
             },
             callbacks::put,
             NO_VALUE_REPLACEMENT,
diff --git a/versioned/storage/common/src/test/java/org/projectnessie/versioned/storage/common/logic/TestCommitHashes.java b/versioned/storage/common/src/test/java/org/projectnessie/versioned/storage/common/logic/TestCommitHashes.java
index dea84f38f09..25a77ab298e 100644
--- a/versioned/storage/common/src/test/java/org/projectnessie/versioned/storage/common/logic/TestCommitHashes.java
+++ b/versioned/storage/common/src/test/java/org/projectnessie/versioned/storage/common/logic/TestCommitHashes.java
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 import static org.assertj.core.api.InstanceOfAssertFactories.BOOLEAN;
 import static org.projectnessie.versioned.storage.common.indexes.StoreKey.key;
 import static org.projectnessie.versioned.storage.common.logic.CommitLogic.ValueReplacement.NO_VALUE_REPLACEMENT;
+import static org.projectnessie.versioned.storage.common.logic.ConflictHandler.ConflictResolution.ADD;
 import static org.projectnessie.versioned.storage.common.logic.ConflictHandler.ConflictResolution.CONFLICT;
-import static org.projectnessie.versioned.storage.common.logic.ConflictHandler.ConflictResolution.IGNORE;
 import static org.projectnessie.versioned.storage.common.logic.CreateCommit.Add.commitAdd;
 import static org.projectnessie.versioned.storage.common.logic.CreateCommit.Remove.commitRemove;
 import static org.projectnessie.versioned.storage.common.logic.Logics.commitLogic;
@@ -98,11 +98,7 @@ public void hashesDifferChecks(List<Consumer<CreateCommit.Builder>> modifiers) t
 
       CommitObj c2 =
           commitLogic.buildCommitObj(
-              commit.build(),
-              c -> IGNORE,
-              (k, id) -> {},
-              NO_VALUE_REPLACEMENT,
-              NO_VALUE_REPLACEMENT);
+              commit.build(), c -> ADD, (k, id) -> {}, NO_VALUE_REPLACEMENT, NO_VALUE_REPLACEMENT);
       soft.assertThat(c2)
           .describedAs("modified commit: %s", c2)
           .isNotNull()
@@ -155,11 +151,7 @@ public void hashesDoNotDifferChecks(List<Consumer<CreateCommit.Builder>> modifie
 
       CommitObj c2 =
           commitLogic.buildCommitObj(
-              commit.build(),
-              c -> IGNORE,
-              (k, id) -> {},
-              NO_VALUE_REPLACEMENT,
-              NO_VALUE_REPLACEMENT);
+              commit.build(), c -> ADD, (k, id) -> {}, NO_VALUE_REPLACEMENT, NO_VALUE_REPLACEMENT);
       soft.assertThat(c2)
           .describedAs("modified commit: %s", c2)
           .isNotNull()
diff --git a/versioned/storage/store/src/main/java/org/projectnessie/versioned/storage/versionstore/BaseCommitHelper.java b/versioned/storage/store/src/main/java/org/projectnessie/versioned/storage/versionstore/BaseCommitHelper.java
index bff76bde462..1737739c41f 100644
--- a/versioned/storage/store/src/main/java/org/projectnessie/versioned/storage/versionstore/BaseCommitHelper.java
+++ b/versioned/storage/store/src/main/java/org/projectnessie/versioned/storage/versionstore/BaseCommitHelper.java
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ CommitObj createMergeTransplantCommit(
                     && ex != null
                     && op.payload() == ex.payload()
                     && contentTypeForPayload((byte) op.payload()) == NAMESPACE) {
-                  return ConflictResolution.IGNORE;
+                  return ConflictResolution.ADD;
                 }
               }
 
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ && contentTypeForPayload((byte) op.payload()) == NAMESPACE) {
                   if (mergeKeyBe.getExpectedTargetContent() == null) {
                     keyDetailsMap.put(key, keyDetails(mergeBehavior, ConflictType.NONE));
                     return mergeBehavior == MergeBehavior.FORCE
-                        ? ConflictResolution.IGNORE
+                        ? ConflictResolution.ADD
                         : ConflictResolution.DROP;
                   }
                   // fall through
@@ -597,12 +597,12 @@ && contentTypeForPayload((byte) op.payload()) == NAMESPACE) {
                           mergeBehavior,
                           ConflictType.UNRESOLVABLE,
                           commitConflictToConflict(conflict)));
-                  return ConflictResolution.IGNORE;
+                  return ConflictResolution.ADD;
                 default:
                   throw new IllegalStateException("Unknown merge behavior " + mergeBehavior);
               }
             }
-            return ConflictResolution.IGNORE;
+            return ConflictResolution.ADD;
           },
           /*
            * Callback from the commit-logic telling us the value-ObjId for a key.