diff --git a/redaction-report-service-v1/redaction-report-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/report/v1/server/service/WordReportGenerationService.java b/redaction-report-service-v1/redaction-report-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/report/v1/server/service/WordReportGenerationService.java
index 9875fa7..098bd69 100644
--- a/redaction-report-service-v1/redaction-report-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/report/v1/server/service/WordReportGenerationService.java
+++ b/redaction-report-service-v1/redaction-report-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/report/v1/server/service/WordReportGenerationService.java
@@ -292,6 +292,8 @@ public class WordReportGenerationService {
                 if (containsRedactionPlaceholder(cell.getText())) {
                     placeholderCellPos.put(i, cell.getText());
                     placeholderRow = j;
+                } else if (cell.getText().isEmpty()) {
+                    placeholderCellPos.put(i, "");
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -300,7 +302,11 @@ public class WordReportGenerationService {
         reportEntries.forEach(entry -> {
             XWPFTableRow row = table.createRow();
             for (Map.Entry<Integer, String> entry1 : placeholderCellPos.entrySet()) {
-                setText(row.getCell(entry1.getKey()), replaceTextPlaceholderWithEntries(entry, filename, entry1.getValue()));
+                if(!entry1.getValue().isEmpty()) {
+                    setText(row.getCell(entry1.getKey()), replaceTextPlaceholderWithEntries(entry, filename, entry1.getValue()));
+                } else {
+                    setText(row.getCell(entry1.getKey()), "");
+                }
             }
         });
     }