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 8bd7f515..ff22105f 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
@@ -273,14 +273,14 @@ public final class EntitySearchUtils {
                 existing.setLegalBasis(found.getLegalBasis());
                 existing.setMatchedRule(found.getMatchedRule());
                 existing.setRedactionReason(found.getRedactionReason());
-                if (existing.getEntityType().equals(EntityType.RECOMMENDATION) && found.getEntityType().equals(EntityType.ENTITY) || existing.getEntityType()
-                        .equals(EntityType.ENTITY) && found.getEntityType().equals(EntityType.RECOMMENDATION)) {
+                if (isOneARecommendationAndTheOtherEntity(found, existing)) {
                     existing.setEntityType(EntityType.ENTITY);
                     if (found.isRedaction()) {
                         existing.setRedaction(true);
                     }
                 }
-            } else if (dictionary.getDictionaryRank(existing.getType()) <= dictionary.getDictionaryRank(found.getType())) {
+            } else if (dictionary.getDictionaryRank(existing.getType()) <= dictionary.getDictionaryRank(found.getType()) &&
+                    !(isOneARecommendationAndTheOtherEntity(found, existing) && existing.isRedaction() && found.isRedaction()) ) {
                 entities.remove(found);
                 entities.add(found);
             }
@@ -290,6 +290,13 @@ public final class EntitySearchUtils {
     }
 
 
+    private boolean isOneARecommendationAndTheOtherEntity (Entity found, Entity existing) {
+
+        return existing.getEntityType().equals(EntityType.RECOMMENDATION) && found.getEntityType().equals(EntityType.ENTITY) || existing.getEntityType()
+                .equals(EntityType.ENTITY) && found.getEntityType().equals(EntityType.RECOMMENDATION);
+    }
+
+
     public void addEntitiesIgnoreRank(Set<Entity> entities, Set<Entity> found) {
         // HashSet keeps old value but we want the new.
         entities.removeAll(found);