diff --git a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/tableextraction/model/Table.java b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/tableextraction/model/Table.java
index 1a278855..73418718 100644
--- a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/tableextraction/model/Table.java
+++ b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/tableextraction/model/Table.java
@@ -115,8 +115,12 @@ public class Table extends AbstractTextContainer {
                     cell.getHeaderCells().add(lastHeaderCell);
                 }
                 List<Cell> cellsToTheTop = new ArrayList<>();
-                for (int i = rowIndex - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
-                    cellsToTheTop.add(rows.get(i).get(colIndex));
+                for (int i = 0; i < rowIndex; i++) {
+                    try {
+                        cellsToTheTop.add(rows.get(i).get(colIndex));
+                    } catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
+                        log.warn("No cell {} in row {}, ignoring.", colIndex, rowIndex);
+                    }
                 }
                 for (Cell topCell : cellsToTheTop) {
                     if (topCell.isHeaderCell()) {
diff --git a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/redaction/service/EntityRedactionServiceTest.java b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/redaction/service/EntityRedactionServiceTest.java
index da4ed03b..f29e83d3 100644
--- a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/redaction/service/EntityRedactionServiceTest.java
+++ b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/redaction/service/EntityRedactionServiceTest.java
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public class EntityRedactionServiceTest {
             Document classifiedDoc = pdfSegmentationService.parseDocument(pdDocument);
             entityRedactionService.processDocument(classifiedDoc, null);
             assertThat(classifiedDoc.getEntities()).hasSize(1); // one page
-            assertThat(classifiedDoc.getEntities().get(1)).hasSize(5); // 4 out of 5 entities recognized on page 1
+            assertThat(classifiedDoc.getEntities().get(1)).hasSize(7);// 3 names, 1 address, 1 Y and 2 N entities
         }
     }
 
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ public class EntityRedactionServiceTest {
 
     }
 
+
     @Test
     public void headerPropagation() throws IOException {
 
@@ -219,6 +220,31 @@ public class EntityRedactionServiceTest {
     }
 
 
+    @Test
+    public void testNGuideline() throws IOException {
+
+        ClassPathResource pdfFileResource = new ClassPathResource("files/Minimal Examples/Empty Tabular Data.pdf");
+
+        DictionaryResponse dictionaryResponse = DictionaryResponse.builder()
+                .entries(Collections.singletonList("Aldershof S."))
+                .build();
+
+        when(dictionaryClient.getVersion()).thenReturn(DICTIONARY_VERSION.incrementAndGet());
+        when(dictionaryClient.getDictionaryForType(NAME_CODE)).thenReturn(dictionaryResponse);
+        DictionaryResponse addressResponse = DictionaryResponse.builder()
+                .entries(Collections.singletonList("Novartis Crop Protection AG, Basel, Switzerland"))
+                .build();
+        when(dictionaryClient.getDictionaryForType(ADDRESS_CODE)).thenReturn(addressResponse);
+
+        try (PDDocument pdDocument = PDDocument.load(pdfFileResource.getInputStream())) {
+            Document classifiedDoc = pdfSegmentationService.parseDocument(pdDocument);
+            entityRedactionService.processDocument(classifiedDoc, null);
+            assertThat(classifiedDoc.getEntities()).hasSize(1); // one page
+            assertThat(classifiedDoc.getEntities().get(1).stream().filter(entity -> entity.getMatchedRule() == 8).count()).isEqualTo(6);
+        }
+    }
+
+
     @Before
     public void stubRedaction() {
         String tableRules = "package drools\n" +
@@ -226,12 +252,20 @@ public class EntityRedactionServiceTest {
                 "import com.iqser.red.service.redaction.v1.server.redaction.model.Section\n" +
                 "\n" +
                 "global Section section\n" +
+                "rule \"8: Not redacted because Vertebrate Study = N\"\n" +
+                "    when\n" +
+                "        Section(rowEquals(\"Vertebrate study Y/N\", \"N\"))\n" +
+                "    then\n" +
+                "        section.redactNot(\"name\", 8, \"Not redacted because row is not a vertebrate study\");\n" +
+                "        section.redactNot(\"address\", 8, \"Not redacted because row is not a vertebrate study\");\n" +
+                "        section.highlightCell(\"Vertebrate study Y/N\", 8, \"hint_only\");\n" +
+                "    end\n" +
                 "rule \"9: Redact Authors and Addresses in Reference Table, if it is a Vertebrate study\"\n" +
                 "    when\n" +
                 "        Section(rowEquals(\"Vertebrate study Y/N\", \"Y\"))\n" +
                 "    then\n" +
                 "        section.redact(\"name\", 9, \"Redacted because row is a vertebrate study\");\n" +
-                "        section.redact(\"address\", 9, \"Redacted because rows is a vertebrate study\");\n" +
+                "        section.redact(\"address\", 9, \"Redacted because row is a vertebrate study\");\n" +
                 "        section.highlightCell(\"Vertebrate study Y/N\", 9, \"must_redact\");\n" +
                 "    end";
         when(rulesClient.getVersion()).thenReturn(1L);