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 06ece2c2..710aaaf2 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
@@ -98,10 +98,6 @@ public class PdfSegmentationService {
                 page.setPageNumber(pageNumber);
                 List<PdfImage> mergedList = processImages(stripper.getImages());
                 page.setImages(mergedList);
-                for (PdfImage image : mergedList) {
-                    image.getImage().flush();
-                    image.getImage().getGraphics().dispose();
-                }
 
                 tableExtractionService.extractTables(cleanRulings, page);
                 buildPageStatistics(page);
@@ -222,6 +218,9 @@ public class PdfSegmentationService {
             Rectangle2D pos = new Rectangle2D.Float();
             pos.setRect(image1.getPosition().getX(), image1.getPosition().getY(), width,height1+height2);
             newPdfImage = new PdfImage(mergedImage,pos,0);
+            // Graphics need to be disposed
+            newPdfImage.getImage().flush();
+            newPdfImage.getImage().getGraphics().dispose();
         } catch (Exception e) {
             e.printStackTrace();
         }