diff --git a/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/utils/TextPositionOperations.java b/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/utils/TextPositionOperations.java
index 233001f..37789c4 100644
--- a/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/utils/TextPositionOperations.java
+++ b/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/utils/TextPositionOperations.java
@@ -27,11 +27,12 @@ public class TextPositionOperations {
     public static final double MAX_LINE_HEIGHT_FACTOR = 0.66; // multiplied with max word height
     public static final double MAX_WORD_DISTANCE_FACTOR = 3.5; // multiplied with max word width
 
-    private static final double THRESHOLD = 5;
+    private static final double Y_THRESHOLD = 6;
+    private static final double X_THRESHOLD = 3;
     private static final Comparator<TextBoundingBox> COMPARATOR_DIR_ADJ = //
             Comparator.comparing(TextBoundingBox::getDir)
-                    .thenComparing(TextBoundingBox::getCenterYDirAdj, (o1, o2) -> DoubleUtils.compareDouble(o1, o2, THRESHOLD))
-                    .thenComparing(TextBoundingBox::getCenterXDirAdj, (o1, o2) -> DoubleUtils.compareDouble(o1, o2, THRESHOLD));
+                    .thenComparing(TextBoundingBox::getMaxYDirAdj, (o1, o2) -> DoubleUtils.compareDouble(o1, o2, Y_THRESHOLD))
+                    .thenComparing(TextBoundingBox::getXDirAdj, (o1, o2) -> DoubleUtils.compareDouble(o1, o2, X_THRESHOLD));
 
 
     public List<TextPositionSequence> mergeAndSort(List<TextPageBlock> textBlocks) {