diff --git a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/segmentation/PdfSegmentationService.java b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/segmentation/PdfSegmentationService.java
index 43f5192f..a33a009d 100644
--- a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/segmentation/PdfSegmentationService.java
+++ b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/segmentation/PdfSegmentationService.java
@@ -102,6 +102,17 @@ public class PdfSegmentationService {
                 page.setLandscape(isLandscape || isRotated);
                 page.setPageNumber(pageNumber);
                 List<PdfImage> mergedList = processImages(stripper.getImages());
+
+                List<PdfImage> imagesInImage = new ArrayList<>();
+                for(PdfImage image: mergedList){
+                    for (PdfImage inner: mergedList){
+                        if(image != inner && image.getPosition().contains(inner.getPosition().getX(), inner.getPosition().getY(), inner.getPosition().getWidth(), inner.getPosition().getHeight())){
+                            imagesInImage.add(inner);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                mergedList.removeAll(imagesInImage);
+
                 page.setImages(mergedList);
 
                 tableExtractionService.extractTables(cleanRulings, page);