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 5597e8a4..c67b5644 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
@@ -193,15 +193,35 @@ public class EntitySearchUtils {
 
         Set<Entity> result = new HashSet<>();
         if (existingEntities != null && foundEntities != null) {
-            for (Entity existingEntity : existingEntities) {
-                for (Entity foundEntity : foundEntities) {
-                    if (existingEntity.getEnd() < foundEntity.getStart() || foundEntity.getEnd() < existingEntity.getStart()) {
-                        result.add(foundEntity);
-                    }
+            for (Entity foundEntity : foundEntities) {
+
+                if (!overlaps(existingEntities, foundEntity)) {
+                    result.add(foundEntity);
                 }
+
             }
         }
         return result;
     }
 
+
+    private boolean overlaps(Set<Entity> existingEntities, Entity found) {
+
+        for (Entity existing : existingEntities) {
+
+            if(existing.getStart().equals(found.getStart())){
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            for (int i = existing.getStart(); i <= existing.getEnd(); i++) {
+                for (int j = found.getStart(); j <= found.getEnd(); j++) {
+                    if (i == j) {
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
 }
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 b4b388bd..1b74e85f 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
@@ -611,6 +611,23 @@ public class RedactionIntegrationTest {
     }
 
 
+    @Test
+    public void redactionExpansionOverlap() throws IOException {
+
+        ClassPathResource pdfFileResource = new ClassPathResource("files/Minimal Examples/ExpansionTest.pdf");
+        AnalyzeRequest request = prepareStorage(pdfFileResource.getInputStream());
+
+        analyzeService.analyzeDocumentStructure(new StructureAnalyzeRequest(request.getDossierId(), request.getFileId()));
+        AnalyzeResult result = analyzeService.analyze(request);
+
+        var redactionLog = redactionStorageService.getRedactionLog(TEST_DOSSIER_ID, TEST_FILE_ID);
+
+        var values = redactionLog.getRedactionLogEntry().stream().map(RedactionLogEntry::getValue).collect(Collectors.toList());
+
+        assertThat(values).containsExactlyInAnyOrder("Lastname M.", "Doe", "Doe J.", "M. Mustermann", "Mustermann M.", "F. Lastname");
+    }
+
+
     @Test
     @Ignore
     public void noExceptionShouldBeThrownForAnyFiles() throws IOException {
diff --git a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/redaction/utils/EntitySearchUtilsTest.java b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/redaction/utils/EntitySearchUtilsTest.java
index eec7d419..f1d419d4 100644
--- a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/redaction/utils/EntitySearchUtilsTest.java
+++ b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/redaction/utils/EntitySearchUtilsTest.java
@@ -151,8 +151,7 @@ public class EntitySearchUtilsTest {
         Set<Entity> result = EntitySearchUtils.findNonOverlappingMatchEntities(existingEntities, foundEntities);
 
         // Assert
-        assertThat(result.size()).isEqualTo(1);
-        assertThat(result).contains(foundEntities2);
+        assertThat(result.size()).isEqualTo(0);
 
     }
 
@@ -182,8 +181,7 @@ public class EntitySearchUtilsTest {
         Set<Entity> result = EntitySearchUtils.findNonOverlappingMatchEntities(existingEntities, foundEntities);
 
         // Assert
-        assertThat(result.size()).isEqualTo(1);
-        assertThat(result).contains(foundEntities2);
+        assertThat(result.size()).isEqualTo(0);
 
     }
 
diff --git a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/test/resources/dictionaries/CBI_author.txt b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/test/resources/dictionaries/CBI_author.txt
index 9cf34080..634f9d81 100644
--- a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/test/resources/dictionaries/CBI_author.txt
+++ b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/test/resources/dictionaries/CBI_author.txt
@@ -8615,4 +8615,9 @@ Zoriki Hosomi R.
 Zoriki Hosomi Rosana
 Zuberer D
 Zubrod J
-Zwicker R.E.
\ No newline at end of file
+Zwicker R.E.
+Doe
+M. Mustermann
+F. Lastname
+Mustermann
+Lastname
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/test/resources/files/Minimal Examples/ExpansionTest.pdf b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/test/resources/files/Minimal Examples/ExpansionTest.pdf
new file mode 100644
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