diff --git a/wcag-validation/src/main/java/org/verapdf/gf/model/factory/chunks/ChunkParser.java b/wcag-validation/src/main/java/org/verapdf/gf/model/factory/chunks/ChunkParser.java
index 1ab97758c..28ee4919b 100644
--- a/wcag-validation/src/main/java/org/verapdf/gf/model/factory/chunks/ChunkParser.java
+++ b/wcag-validation/src/main/java/org/verapdf/gf/model/factory/chunks/ChunkParser.java
@@ -836,8 +836,10 @@ private List<Double> parseTextShowArgument(COSBase argument, StringBuilder unico
 					}
 				}
 			}
-            double threshold = graphicsState.getTextState().getTextFontSize() * TextChunkUtils.TEXT_LINE_SPACE_RATIO;
-            textPieces.addSpaces(threshold);
+            if (StaticStorages.getIsAddSpacesBetweenTextPieces()) {
+                double threshold = graphicsState.getTextState().getTextFontSize() * TextChunkUtils.TEXT_LINE_SPACE_RATIO;
+                textPieces.addSpaces(threshold);
+            }
 
 			unicodeValue.append(textPieces.getValue());
 			if (!textPieces.isEmpty()) {