diff --git a/files/custom/Espo/Modules/LegalAssistance/SmartAssistant/Tools/DirectAccessReportGenerator.php b/files/custom/Espo/Modules/LegalAssistance/SmartAssistant/Tools/DirectAccessReportGenerator.php
index 81110c2..385d582 100644
--- a/files/custom/Espo/Modules/LegalAssistance/SmartAssistant/Tools/DirectAccessReportGenerator.php
+++ b/files/custom/Espo/Modules/LegalAssistance/SmartAssistant/Tools/DirectAccessReportGenerator.php
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ class DirectAccessReportGenerator
         $zip = new \ZipArchive();
         if ($zip->open($outputPath) === true) {
             $xml = $zip->getFromName('word/document.xml');
-            $xml = preg_replace('/<w:t(?![^>]*xml:space)/', '<w:t xml:space="preserve"', $xml);
+            $xml = preg_replace('/<w:t(?=[ >\/])(?![^>]*xml:space)/', '<w:t xml:space="preserve"', $xml);
             $zip->addFromString('word/document.xml', $xml);
             $zip->close();
         }
diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
index 0751235..4a5c562 100644
--- a/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "LegalAssistance",
-    "version": "2.0.8",
+    "version": "2.0.9",
     "acceptableVersions": [">=8.0.0"],
     "php": [">=8.1"],
     "releaseDate": "2026-04-09",