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 ba4d3f94..61eb3c40 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
@@ -1332,7 +1332,7 @@ public class Section {
 
         if (values != null) {
             for (String value : values) {
-                if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(value)) {
+                if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(value) || (((!start.isEmpty() && includeStart) || (!stop.isEmpty() && includeStop)) && StringUtils.isNotEmpty(value))) {
 
                     String searchString = value;