diff --git a/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/model/text/TextPositionSequence.java b/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/model/text/TextPositionSequence.java
index 82829c6..94df962 100644
--- a/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/model/text/TextPositionSequence.java
+++ b/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/model/text/TextPositionSequence.java
@@ -190,6 +190,12 @@ public class TextPositionSequence implements CharSequence {
     }
 
 
+    public float getTextHeightNoPadding() {
+
+        return textPositions.get(0).getHeightDir();
+    }
+
+
     public float getTextHeight() {
 
         return textPositions.get(0).getHeightDir() + HEIGHT_PADDING;
diff --git a/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/utils/TextPositionSequenceComparator.java b/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/utils/TextPositionSequenceComparator.java
index 40dce07..b002dbc 100644
--- a/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/utils/TextPositionSequenceComparator.java
+++ b/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/utils/TextPositionSequenceComparator.java
@@ -28,15 +28,13 @@ import com.knecon.fforesight.service.layoutparser.processor.model.text.TextPosit
  *
  * @author Ben Litchfield
  */
-public class TextPositionSequenceComparator implements Comparator<TextPositionSequence>
-{
+public class TextPositionSequenceComparator implements Comparator<TextPositionSequence> {
+
     @Override
-    public int compare(TextPositionSequence pos1, TextPositionSequence pos2)
-    {
+    public int compare(TextPositionSequence pos1, TextPositionSequence pos2) {
         // only compare text that is in the same direction
         int cmp1 = Float.compare(pos1.getDir().getDegrees(), pos2.getDir().getDegrees());
-        if (cmp1 != 0)
-        {
+        if (cmp1 != 0) {
             return cmp1;
         }
 
@@ -48,25 +46,19 @@ public class TextPositionSequenceComparator implements Comparator<TextPositionSe
         float pos2YBottom = pos2.getMaxYDirAdj();
 
         // note that the coordinates have been adjusted so 0,0 is in upper left
-        float pos1YTop = pos1YBottom - pos1.getTextHeight();
-        float pos2YTop = pos2YBottom - pos2.getTextHeight();
+        float pos1YTop = pos1YBottom - pos1.getTextHeightNoPadding();
+        float pos2YTop = pos2YBottom - pos2.getTextHeightNoPadding();
 
         float yDifference = Math.abs(pos1YBottom - pos2YBottom);
 
         // we will do a simple tolerance comparison
-        if (yDifference < .1 ||
-                pos2YBottom >= pos1YTop && pos2YBottom <= pos1YBottom ||
-                pos1YBottom >= pos2YTop && pos1YBottom <= pos2YBottom)
-        {
+        if (yDifference < .1 || pos2YBottom >= pos1YTop && pos2YBottom <= pos1YBottom || pos1YBottom >= pos2YTop && pos1YBottom <= pos2YBottom) {
             return Float.compare(x1, x2);
-        }
-        else if (pos1YBottom < pos2YBottom)
-        {
+        } else if (pos1YBottom < pos2YBottom) {
             return -1;
-        }
-        else
-        {
+        } else {
             return 1;
         }
     }
+
 }