diff --git a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/redaction/model/SearchableText.java b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/redaction/model/SearchableText.java
index 60565609..05561f3e 100644
--- a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/redaction/model/SearchableText.java
+++ b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/redaction/model/SearchableText.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import com.iqser.red.service.redaction.v1.server.redaction.utils.TextNormalizati
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
 public class SearchableText {
 
@@ -94,8 +95,8 @@ public class SearchableText {
                         .get(i)
                         .charAt(j, caseInsensitive) == '-') {
 
-                    if (counter != 0 || i == 0 && j == 0 || j != 0 && SeparatorUtils.isSeparator(searchSpace.get(i)
-                            .charAt(j - 1, caseInsensitive)) || j == 0 && i != 0 && SeparatorUtils.isSeparator(searchSpace.get(i - 1)
+                    if (counter != 0 || i == 0 && j == 0 || j != 0 && isSeparator(searchSpace.get(i)
+                            .charAt(j - 1, caseInsensitive)) || j == 0 && i != 0 && isSeparator(searchSpace.get(i - 1)
                             .charAt(searchSpace.get(i - 1)
                                     .length() - 1, caseInsensitive)) || j == 0 && i != 0 && searchSpace.get(i - 1)
                             .charAt(searchSpace.get(i - 1).length() - 1, caseInsensitive) != ' ' && searchSpace.get(i)
@@ -111,9 +112,9 @@ public class SearchableText {
                         crossSequenceParts.add(partMatch);
 
                         if (i == searchSpace.size() - 1 && j == searchSpace.get(i)
-                                .length() - 1 || j != searchSpace.get(i).length() - 1 && SeparatorUtils.isSeparator(searchSpace.get(i)
+                                .length() - 1 || j != searchSpace.get(i).length() - 1 && isSeparator(searchSpace.get(i)
                                 .charAt(j + 1, caseInsensitive)) || j == searchSpace.get(i)
-                                .length() - 1 && SeparatorUtils.isSeparator(searchSpace.get(i + 1)
+                                .length() - 1 && isSeparator(searchSpace.get(i + 1)
                                 .charAt(0, caseInsensitive)) || j == searchSpace.get(i)
                                 .length() - 1 && searchSpace.get(i)
                                 .charAt(j, caseInsensitive) != ' ' && searchSpace.get(i + 1)
@@ -180,6 +181,11 @@ public class SearchableText {
         return result;
     }
 
+    private boolean isSeparator(char c) {
+
+        return Character.isWhitespace(c) || Pattern.matches("\\p{Punct}", String.valueOf(c)) || c == '\"' || c == '‘' || c == '’' || c == '”';
+    }
+
 
     @Override
     public String toString() {
diff --git a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/redaction/utils/EntitySearchUtils.java b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/redaction/utils/EntitySearchUtils.java
index 267bd156..0e4470f9 100644
--- a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/redaction/utils/EntitySearchUtils.java
+++ b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/redaction/utils/EntitySearchUtils.java
@@ -46,14 +46,18 @@ public class EntitySearchUtils {
 
     private void validateAndAddEntity(Set<Entity> entities, FindEntityDetails findEntityDetails, String inputString, int startIndex, int stopIndex) {
 
-        if ((startIndex == 0 || SeparatorUtils.isSeparator(inputString.charAt(startIndex - 1)))
-                && (stopIndex == inputString.length() || SeparatorUtils.isSeparator(inputString.charAt(stopIndex)))) {
+        if (startIndex > -1 && (startIndex == 0 || Character.isWhitespace(inputString.charAt(startIndex - 1)) || isSeparator(inputString.charAt(startIndex - 1))) && (stopIndex == inputString.length() || isSeparator(inputString.charAt(stopIndex)))) {
             entities.add(new Entity(inputString.substring(startIndex, stopIndex), findEntityDetails.getType(), startIndex, stopIndex,
                     findEntityDetails.getHeadline(), findEntityDetails.getSectionNumber(), findEntityDetails.isDictionaryEntry(),
                     findEntityDetails.isDossierDictionary(), findEntityDetails.getEngine(), findEntityDetails.getEntityType()));
         }
     }
 
+    private boolean isSeparator(char c) {
+
+        return Character.isWhitespace(c) || Pattern.matches("\\p{Punct}", String.valueOf(c)) || c == '\"' || c == '‘' || c == '’';
+    }
+
 
     public Set<Entity> clearAndFindPositions(Set<Entity> entities, SearchableText text, Dictionary dictionary) {
 
@@ -110,7 +114,8 @@ public class EntitySearchUtils {
                         .length() && inner.getStart() >= word.getStart() && inner.getEnd() <= word.getEnd() && word != inner && word.getSectionNumber() == inner.getSectionNumber()) {
                     if (word.getEntityType().equals(EntityType.RECOMMENDATION) && inner.getEntityType().equals(EntityType.ENTITY)) {
                         wordsToRemove.add(word);
-                    } else {
+                    } else if(!(inner.getEntityType() == EntityType.FALSE_RECOMMENDATION && word.getEntityType() == EntityType.ENTITY ||
+                            inner.getEntityType() == EntityType.ENTITY && word.getEntityType() == EntityType.FALSE_RECOMMENDATION)) {
                         wordsToRemove.add(inner);
                     }
                 }