diff --git a/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/docstrum/service/ZoneBuilderService.java b/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/docstrum/service/ZoneBuilderService.java
index 316cdfc..4520163 100644
--- a/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/docstrum/service/ZoneBuilderService.java
+++ b/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/docstrum/service/ZoneBuilderService.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public class ZoneBuilderService {
 
         List<Zone> zones = new ArrayList<>();
         unionFind.getGroups().forEach(group -> {
-            zones.add(new Zone(new ArrayList<>(group)));
+            zones.add(mergeLinesInZone(new ArrayList<>(group), characterSpacing, lineSpacing));
         });
 
         if (zones.size() > MAX_ZONES) {
diff --git a/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-server/src/test/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/server/graph/ViewerDocumentTest.java b/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-server/src/test/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/server/graph/ViewerDocumentTest.java
index 3153952..ecc9bdf 100644
--- a/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-server/src/test/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/server/graph/ViewerDocumentTest.java
+++ b/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-server/src/test/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/server/graph/ViewerDocumentTest.java
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public class ViewerDocumentTest extends BuildDocumentTest {
                 new ImageServiceResponse(),
                 tableResponse,
                 new VisualLayoutParsingResponse(),
-                Map.of("file",Path.of(fileName).getFileName().toFile().toString()));
+                Map.of("file", Path.of(fileName).getFileName().toFile().toString()));
         ViewerDocumentService viewerDocumentService = new ViewerDocumentService(null);
         LayoutGridService layoutGridService = new LayoutGridService(viewerDocumentService);
         Document document = DocumentGraphFactory.buildDocumentGraph(LayoutParsingType.DOCUMINE, classificationDocument);