diff --git a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/test/resources/drools/acceptance_rules.drl b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/test/resources/drools/acceptance_rules.drl
index c36b75bd..e6ae89eb 100644
--- a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/test/resources/drools/acceptance_rules.drl
+++ b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/test/resources/drools/acceptance_rules.drl
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ rule "PII.2.1: Redact Phone and Fax by RegEx (non vertebrate study)"
                               containsString("Fel") ||
                               containsString("Fer"))
     then
-        entityCreationService.byRegexIgnoreCase("\\b(contact|telephone|phone|ph\\.|fax|tel|ter|mobile|fel|fer)[a-zA-Z\\s]{0,10}[:.\\s]{0,3}([\\+\\d\\(][\\s\\d\\(\\)\\-\\/\\.]{4,100}\\d)\\b", "PII", EntityType.ENTITY, 2, $section)
+        entityCreationService.byRegexIgnoreCase("\\b(contact|telephone|phone|ph\\.|fax|tel|ter[^m]|mobile|fel|fer)[a-zA-Z\\s]{0,10}[:.\\s]{0,3}([\\+\\d\\(][\\s\\d\\(\\)\\-\\/\\.]{4,100}\\d)\\b", "PII", EntityType.ENTITY, 2, $section)
             .forEach(contactEntity -> contactEntity.redact("PII.2.1", "Found by Phone and Fax Regex", "Article 39(e)(3) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002"));
     end
 
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ rule "PII.2.2: Redact Phone and Fax by RegEx (vertebrate study)"
                               containsString("Fel") ||
                               containsString("Fer"))
     then
-        entityCreationService.byRegexIgnoreCase("\\b(contact|telephone|phone|ph\\.|fax|tel|ter|mobile|fel|fer)[a-zA-Z\\s]{0,10}[:.\\s]{0,3}([\\+\\d\\(][\\s\\d\\(\\)\\-\\/\\.]{4,100}\\d)\\b", "PII", EntityType.ENTITY, 2, $section)
+        entityCreationService.byRegexIgnoreCase("\\b(contact|telephone|phone|ph\\.|fax|tel|ter[^m]|mobile|fel|fer)[a-zA-Z\\s]{0,10}[:.\\s]{0,3}([\\+\\d\\(][\\s\\d\\(\\)\\-\\/\\.]{4,100}\\d)\\b", "PII", EntityType.ENTITY, 2, $section)
             .forEach(contactEntity -> contactEntity.redact("PII.2.2", "Found by Phone and Fax Regex", "Article 39(e)(2) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002"));
     end
 
diff --git a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/test/resources/drools/all_redact_manager_rules.drl b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/test/resources/drools/all_redact_manager_rules.drl
index 4e512c4c..4dc3512f 100644
--- a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/test/resources/drools/all_redact_manager_rules.drl
+++ b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/test/resources/drools/all_redact_manager_rules.drl
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ rule "PII.2.1: Redact Phone and Fax by RegEx (non vertebrate study)"
                               containsString("Fel") ||
                               containsString("Fer"))
     then
-        entityCreationService.byRegexIgnoreCase("\\b(contact|telephone|phone|ph\\.|fax|tel|ter|mobile|fel|fer)[a-zA-Z\\s]{0,10}[:.\\s]{0,3}([\\+\\d\\(][\\s\\d\\(\\)\\-\\/\\.]{4,100}\\d)\\b", "PII", EntityType.ENTITY, 2, $section)
+        entityCreationService.byRegexIgnoreCase("\\b(contact|telephone|phone|ph\\.|fax|tel|ter[^m]|mobile|fel|fer)[a-zA-Z\\s]{0,10}[:.\\s]{0,3}([\\+\\d\\(][\\s\\d\\(\\)\\-\\/\\.]{4,100}\\d)\\b", "PII", EntityType.ENTITY, 2, $section)
             .forEach(contactEntity -> contactEntity.redact("PII.2.1", "Found by Phone and Fax Regex", "Article 39(e)(3) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002"));
     end
 
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ rule "PII.2.2: Redact Phone and Fax by RegEx (vertebrate study)"
                               containsString("Fel") ||
                               containsString("Fer"))
     then
-        entityCreationService.byRegexIgnoreCase("\\b(contact|telephone|phone|ph\\.|fax|tel|ter|mobile|fel|fer)[a-zA-Z\\s]{0,10}[:.\\s]{0,3}([\\+\\d\\(][\\s\\d\\(\\)\\-\\/\\.]{4,100}\\d)\\b", "PII", EntityType.ENTITY, 2, $section)
+        entityCreationService.byRegexIgnoreCase("\\b(contact|telephone|phone|ph\\.|fax|tel|ter[^m]|mobile|fel|fer)[a-zA-Z\\s]{0,10}[:.\\s]{0,3}([\\+\\d\\(][\\s\\d\\(\\)\\-\\/\\.]{4,100}\\d)\\b", "PII", EntityType.ENTITY, 2, $section)
             .forEach(contactEntity -> contactEntity.redact("PII.2.2", "Found by Phone and Fax Regex", "Article 39(e)(2) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002"));
     end
 
diff --git a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/test/resources/drools/efsa_sanitisation.drl b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/test/resources/drools/efsa_sanitisation.drl
index a2837b89..b159e09f 100644
--- a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/test/resources/drools/efsa_sanitisation.drl
+++ b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/test/resources/drools/efsa_sanitisation.drl
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ rule "PII.2.1: Redact Phone and Fax by RegEx (non vertebrate study)"
                               containsString("Fel") ||
                               containsString("Fer"))
     then
-        entityCreationService.byRegexIgnoreCase("\\b(contact|telephone|phone|ph\\.|fax|tel|ter|mobile|fel|fer)[a-zA-Z\\s]{0,10}[:.\\s]{0,3}([\\+\\d\\(][\\s\\d\\(\\)\\-\\/\\.]{4,100}\\d)\\b", "PII", EntityType.ENTITY, 2, $section)
+        entityCreationService.byRegexIgnoreCase("\\b(contact|telephone|phone|ph\\.|fax|tel|ter[^m]|mobile|fel|fer)[a-zA-Z\\s]{0,10}[:.\\s]{0,3}([\\+\\d\\(][\\s\\d\\(\\)\\-\\/\\.]{4,100}\\d)\\b", "PII", EntityType.ENTITY, 2, $section)
             .forEach(contactEntity -> contactEntity.redact("PII.2.1", "Found by Phone and Fax Regex", "Article 39(e)(3) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002"));
     end
 
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ rule "PII.2.2: Redact Phone and Fax by RegEx (vertebrate study)"
                               containsString("Fel") ||
                               containsString("Fer"))
     then
-        entityCreationService.byRegexIgnoreCase("\\b(contact|telephone|phone|ph\\.|fax|tel|ter|mobile|fel|fer)[a-zA-Z\\s]{0,10}[:.\\s]{0,3}([\\+\\d\\(][\\s\\d\\(\\)\\-\\/\\.]{4,100}\\d)\\b", "PII", EntityType.ENTITY, 2, $section)
+        entityCreationService.byRegexIgnoreCase("\\b(contact|telephone|phone|ph\\.|fax|tel|ter[^m]|mobile|fel|fer)[a-zA-Z\\s]{0,10}[:.\\s]{0,3}([\\+\\d\\(][\\s\\d\\(\\)\\-\\/\\.]{4,100}\\d)\\b", "PII", EntityType.ENTITY, 2, $section)
             .forEach(contactEntity -> contactEntity.redact("PII.2.2", "Found by Phone and Fax Regex", "Article 39(e)(2) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002"));
     end
 
diff --git a/redaction-service-v1/rules-management/src/main/resources/all_redact_manager_rules.drl b/redaction-service-v1/rules-management/src/main/resources/all_redact_manager_rules.drl
index 4f1d21a6..4f9e24cc 100644
--- a/redaction-service-v1/rules-management/src/main/resources/all_redact_manager_rules.drl
+++ b/redaction-service-v1/rules-management/src/main/resources/all_redact_manager_rules.drl
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ rule "PII.2.1: Redact Phone and Fax by RegEx (non vertebrate study)"
                               containsString("Fel") ||
                               containsString("Fer"))
     then
-        entityCreationService.byRegexIgnoreCase("\\b(contact|telephone|phone|ph\\.|fax|tel|ter|mobile|fel|fer)[a-zA-Z\\s]{0,10}[:.\\s]{0,3}([\\+\\d\\(][\\s\\d\\(\\)\\-\\/\\.]{4,100}\\d)\\b", "PII", EntityType.ENTITY, 2, $section)
+        entityCreationService.byRegexIgnoreCase("\\b(contact|telephone|phone|ph\\.|fax|tel|ter[^m]|mobile|fel|fer)[a-zA-Z\\s]{0,10}[:.\\s]{0,3}([\\+\\d\\(][\\s\\d\\(\\)\\-\\/\\.]{4,100}\\d)\\b", "PII", EntityType.ENTITY, 2, $section)
             .forEach(contactEntity -> contactEntity.redact("PII.2.1", "Found by Phone and Fax Regex", "Article 39(e)(3) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002"));
     end
 
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ rule "PII.2.2: Redact Phone and Fax by RegEx (vertebrate study)"
                               containsString("Fel") ||
                               containsString("Fer"))
     then
-        entityCreationService.byRegexIgnoreCase("\\b(contact|telephone|phone|ph\\.|fax|tel|ter|mobile|fel|fer)[a-zA-Z\\s]{0,10}[:.\\s]{0,3}([\\+\\d\\(][\\s\\d\\(\\)\\-\\/\\.]{4,100}\\d)\\b", "PII", EntityType.ENTITY, 2, $section)
+        entityCreationService.byRegexIgnoreCase("\\b(contact|telephone|phone|ph\\.|fax|tel|ter[^m]|mobile|fel|fer)[a-zA-Z\\s]{0,10}[:.\\s]{0,3}([\\+\\d\\(][\\s\\d\\(\\)\\-\\/\\.]{4,100}\\d)\\b", "PII", EntityType.ENTITY, 2, $section)
             .forEach(contactEntity -> contactEntity.redact("PII.2.2", "Found by Phone and Fax Regex", "Article 39(e)(2) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002"));
     end