diff --git a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/service/document/EntityCreationService.java b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/service/document/EntityCreationService.java
index 6fecda2b..cf0f1900 100644
--- a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/service/document/EntityCreationService.java
+++ b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/service/document/EntityCreationService.java
@@ -985,11 +985,11 @@ public class EntityCreationService {
                 return Optional.empty(); // Entity has been recategorized and should not be created at all.
             }
             TextEntity existingEntity = optionalTextEntity.get();
-            if (existingEntity.getTextRange().equals(textRange)) {
+            if (existingEntity.getTextRange().equals(trimmedTextRange)) {
                 return optionalTextEntity; // exactly the same entity, return directly
             }
             if (!existingEntity.resized()) {
-                addDuplicateEntityToGraph(existingEntity, textRange, node);
+                addDuplicateEntityToGraph(existingEntity, trimmedTextRange, node);
                 return optionalTextEntity; // If Entity has not been resized, insert as duplicate at appropriate position
             }
             return Optional.empty(); // Entity has been resized, if there are duplicates they should be treated there
diff --git a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/AbstractRedactionIntegrationTest.java b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/AbstractRedactionIntegrationTest.java
index df024380..dd853fad 100644
--- a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/AbstractRedactionIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/AbstractRedactionIntegrationTest.java
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractRedactionIntegrationTest {
     public static void init() {
 
         synchronized (PDFNet.class) {
-            PDFNet.initialize("demo:1650351709282:7bd235e003000000004ec28a6743e1163a085e2115de2536ab6e2cfe5a");
+            PDFNet.initialize("demo:admin@knecon.com:7ed45ca80200000000c1e1765b94afccf5bbc0cb8582fd932c602e286a");
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/AnalysisEnd2EndTest.java b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/AnalysisEnd2EndTest.java
index d1b66a84..6b6047c0 100644
--- a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/AnalysisEnd2EndTest.java
+++ b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/AnalysisEnd2EndTest.java
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
     public static void init() {
 
         synchronized (PDFNet.class) {
-            PDFNet.initialize("demo:1650351709282:7bd235e003000000004ec28a6743e1163a085e2115de2536ab6e2cfe5a");
+            PDFNet.initialize("demo:admin@knecon.com:7ed45ca80200000000c1e1765b94afccf5bbc0cb8582fd932c602e286a");
         }
     }