diff --git a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/redaction/model/Section.java b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/redaction/model/Section.java
index da5d3e88..90bf4eec 100644
--- a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/redaction/model/Section.java
+++ b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/redaction/model/Section.java
@@ -1678,11 +1678,11 @@ public class Section {
                 OffsetString searchString = value;
 
                 if (!start.isEmpty() && includeStart) {
-                    searchString = new OffsetString(start + searchString, searchString.getStart() - start.length(), searchString.getEnd());
+                    searchString = new OffsetString(start + searchString.getValue(), searchString.getStart() - start.length(), searchString.getEnd());
                 }
 
                 if (!stop.isEmpty() && includeStop) {
-                    searchString = new OffsetString(searchString + stop, searchString.getStart(), searchString.getEnd() + stop.length());
+                    searchString = new OffsetString(searchString.getValue() + stop, searchString.getStart(), searchString.getEnd() + stop.length());
                 }
 
                 var trimmedOffsetString = searchString.trim();