diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/file/pdf-viewer/pdf-viewer.component.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/file/pdf-viewer/pdf-viewer.component.ts
index df3c59094..73953eaf4 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/file/pdf-viewer/pdf-viewer.component.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/file/pdf-viewer/pdf-viewer.component.ts
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ export class PdfViewerComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnChanges {
     }
 
     private _getManualRedactionEntry(quads: any, text: string): ManualRedactionEntry {
+        text = text.replace(/-\n/gi, '');
         const entry: ManualRedactionEntry = { positions: [] };
         for (const key of Object.keys(quads)) {
             for (const quad of quads[key]) {