diff --git a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/service/document/EntityCreationService.java b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/service/document/EntityCreationService.java
index 6f758b2d..51bdf71d 100644
--- a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/service/document/EntityCreationService.java
+++ b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/service/document/EntityCreationService.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import static com.iqser.red.service.redaction.v1.server.service.document.EntityC
 import static com.iqser.red.service.redaction.v1.server.utils.SeparatorUtils.boundaryIsSurroundedBySeparators;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Comparator;
 import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -49,12 +50,22 @@ public class EntityCreationService {
 
     private final EntityEnrichmentService entityEnrichmentService;
     private final KieSession kieSession;
+    private final Set<SemanticNode> nodesInKieSession; // empty set means all nodes are in kieSession
 
 
     public EntityCreationService(EntityEnrichmentService entityEnrichmentService) {
 
         this.entityEnrichmentService = entityEnrichmentService;
         this.kieSession = null;
+        this.nodesInKieSession = Collections.emptySet();
+    }
+
+
+    public EntityCreationService(EntityEnrichmentService entityEnrichmentService, KieSession kieSession) {
+
+        this.entityEnrichmentService = entityEnrichmentService;
+        this.kieSession = kieSession;
+        this.nodesInKieSession = Collections.emptySet();
     }
 
 
@@ -998,7 +1009,10 @@ public class EntityCreationService {
             }
             return Optional.empty(); // Entity has been resized, if there are duplicates they should be treated there
         }
-        addEntityToGraph(entity, node.getDocumentTree());
+        boolean added = addEntityToGraph(entity, node.getDocumentTree());
+        if (!added) {
+            return Optional.empty();
+        }
         entity.addEngines(engines);
         insertToKieSession(entity);
         return Optional.of(entity);
@@ -1295,15 +1309,23 @@ public class EntityCreationService {
     }
 
 
-    private void addEntityToGraph(TextEntity entity, DocumentTree documentTree) {
+    private boolean addEntityToGraph(TextEntity entity, DocumentTree documentTree) {
 
         documentTree.getRoot().getNode().addThisToEntityIfIntersects(entity);
 
+        if (!nodesInKieSession.isEmpty() && entity.getIntersectingNodes()
+                .stream()
+                .anyMatch(node -> !nodesInKieSession.contains(node))) {
+            entity.removeFromGraph();
+            return false;
+        }
+
         TextBlock textBlock = entity.getDeepestFullyContainingNode().getTextBlock();
         entityEnrichmentService.enrichEntity(entity, textBlock);
 
         addToPages(entity);
         addEntityToNodeEntitySets(entity);
+        return true;
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/service/drools/EntityDroolsExecutionService.java b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/service/drools/EntityDroolsExecutionService.java
index 9fb33529..32417f6a 100644
--- a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/service/drools/EntityDroolsExecutionService.java
+++ b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/service/drools/EntityDroolsExecutionService.java
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 package com.iqser.red.service.redaction.v1.server.service.drools;
 
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
@@ -80,7 +83,11 @@ public class EntityDroolsExecutionService {
         addNumberOfPagesAndSectionsToAnalyseToTrace(document.getNumberOfPages(), sectionsToAnalyze.size());
 
         KieSession kieSession = kieContainer.newKieSession();
-        EntityCreationService entityCreationService = new EntityCreationService(entityEnrichmentService, kieSession);
+
+        Set<SemanticNode> nodesInKieSession = sectionsToAnalyze.size() == document.streamAllSubNodes()
+                .count() ? Collections.emptySet() : buildSet(sectionsToAnalyze, document);
+
+        EntityCreationService entityCreationService = new EntityCreationService(entityEnrichmentService, kieSession, nodesInKieSession);
 
         kieSession.setGlobal("document", document);
         kieSession.setGlobal("entityCreationService", entityCreationService);
@@ -141,6 +148,17 @@ public class EntityDroolsExecutionService {
     }
 
 
+    private static Set<SemanticNode> buildSet(List<SemanticNode> sectionsToAnalyze, Document document) {
+
+        Set<SemanticNode> nodes = new HashSet<>(sectionsToAnalyze);
+        sectionsToAnalyze.stream()
+                .flatMap(SemanticNode::streamAllSubNodes)
+                .forEach(nodes::add);
+        nodes.add(document);
+        return nodes;
+    }
+
+
     public List<FileAttribute> getFileAttributes(KieSession kieSession) {
 
         List<FileAttribute> fileAttributes = new LinkedList<>();
diff --git a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/RedactionIntegrationTest.java b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/RedactionIntegrationTest.java
index 5a1cd462..6306430e 100644
--- a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/RedactionIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/RedactionIntegrationTest.java
@@ -1254,8 +1254,6 @@ public class RedactionIntegrationTest extends RulesIntegrationTest {
 
 
     @Test
-    @Disabled
-    // todo: fix me in RED-9257
     public void signaturesAreRedactionAfterReanalyse() throws IOException {
 
         AnalyzeRequest request = uploadFileToStorage("files/new/SYNGENTA_EFSA_sanitisation_GFL_v1 3.pdf");
@@ -1297,8 +1295,6 @@ public class RedactionIntegrationTest extends RulesIntegrationTest {
 
 
     @Test
-    @Disabled
-    // todo: fix me in RED-9257
     public void entityIsAppliedAfterRecategorize() throws IOException {
 
         AnalyzeRequest request = uploadFileToStorage("files/new/SYNGENTA_EFSA_sanitisation_GFL_v1 (1).pdf");