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 c667cf1c..469ac4ce 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
@@ -1100,15 +1100,17 @@ public class Section {
             for (String value : values) {
                 if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(value)) {
 
+                    String searchString = value;
+
                     if (!start.isEmpty() && includeStart) {
-                        value = start + value;
+                        searchString = start + searchString;
                     }
 
                     if(!stop.isEmpty() && includeStop){
-                        value = value + stop;
+                        searchString = searchString + stop;
                     }
 
-                    Set<Entity> found = findEntities(value.trim(), asType, false, redaction, ruleNumber, reason, legalBasis, Engine.RULE, false);
+                    Set<Entity> found = findEntities(searchString.trim(), asType, false, redaction, ruleNumber, reason, legalBasis, Engine.RULE, false);
                     found.forEach(f -> {
                         f.setSkipRemoveEntitiesContainedInLarger(skipRemoveEntitiesContainedInLarger);
                         if(sortedResult){
@@ -1119,7 +1121,7 @@ public class Section {
                     EntitySearchUtils.addEntitiesWithHigherRank(entities, found, dictionary);
 
                     if (redactEverywhere && !isLocal()) {
-                        localDictionaryAdds.computeIfAbsent(asType, x -> new HashSet<>()).add(value.trim());
+                        localDictionaryAdds.computeIfAbsent(asType, x -> new HashSet<>()).add(searchString.trim());
                     }
                 }
             }