diff --git a/src/text_generation/domain/original_completion_result.py b/src/text_generation/domain/original_completion_result.py
index 23f8aeeb9..14c240ccb 100644
--- a/src/text_generation/domain/original_completion_result.py
+++ b/src/text_generation/domain/original_completion_result.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from typing import Any
 from src.text_generation.domain.abstract_text_generation_completion_result import AbstractTextGenerationCompletionResult
+from src.text_generation.domain.semantic_similarity_result import SemanticSimilarityResult
 
 
 class OriginalCompletionResult(AbstractTextGenerationCompletionResult):
@@ -18,8 +19,10 @@ class OriginalCompletionResult(AbstractTextGenerationCompletionResult):
         self.completion_text = completion_text
         self.full_prompt = full_prompt
         self.llm_config = llm_config
-        self.cosine_similarity_score: float = -1.0
         self.cosine_similarity_risk_threshold: float = 0.0
 
+    def append_semantic_similarity_result(self, semantic_similarity_result: SemanticSimilarityResult):
+        self.semantic_similarity_result = semantic_similarity_result
+
     def is_completion_malicious(self) -> bool:
-        return self.cosine_similarity_score >= self.cosine_similarity_risk_threshold
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+        return self.semantic_similarity_result.max >= self.cosine_similarity_risk_threshold
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diff --git a/src/text_generation/services/guardrails/reflexion_security_guidelines_service.py b/src/text_generation/services/guardrails/reflexion_security_guidelines_service.py
index cb9e3074b..22fadf367 100644
--- a/src/text_generation/services/guardrails/reflexion_security_guidelines_service.py
+++ b/src/text_generation/services/guardrails/reflexion_security_guidelines_service.py
@@ -100,6 +100,11 @@ class ReflexionSecurityGuardrailsService(
         
         try:
             result: TextGenerationCompletionResult = text_generation_completion_result
+
+            # if previous completions were scored below risk threshold, return as-is (don't apply guardrails)
+            if not result.original_result.is_completion_malicious() and not (result.guidelines_result and result.guidelines_result.is_completion_malicious()):
+                return result
+
             original_user_prompt = result.original_result.user_prompt
             
             prompt_template: StringPromptTemplate = self._get_template(text_generation_completion_result)
@@ -133,6 +138,8 @@ class ReflexionSecurityGuardrailsService(
             # return raw result if the completion comparison score didn't exceed threshold
             if not result.guardrails_result.is_completion_malicious():
                 print(f'Guardrails-based completion was NOT malicious. Score: {result.guardrails_result.semantic_similarity_result.max}')
+                if result.alternate_result:
+                    result.alternate_result = None
                 return result
         
             # provide the finalized alternate (refuse to answer)
diff --git a/src/text_generation/services/nlp/text_generation_completion_service.py b/src/text_generation/services/nlp/text_generation_completion_service.py
index fb98c53f0..bae834feb 100644
--- a/src/text_generation/services/nlp/text_generation_completion_service.py
+++ b/src/text_generation/services/nlp/text_generation_completion_service.py
@@ -112,13 +112,13 @@ class TextGenerationCompletionService(
             text = completion_result.final_completion_text
         )
         
+        # the completion is a result of no guidelines applied 
         if not completion_result.guidelines_result:
-            completion_result.guidelines_result = GuidelinesResult(
-                user_prompt=completion_result.original_result.user_prompt,
-                completion_text=completion_result.original_result.completion_text,
-                llm_config=completion_result.original_result.llm_config
-            )
+            # just return the original
+            completion_result.original_result.append_semantic_similarity_result(semantic_similarity_result=similarity_result)
+            return completion_result
         
+        # completion came from guidelines-enabled service:
         # update completion result with similarity scoring threshold and result
         completion_result.guidelines_result.cosine_similarity_risk_threshold = self.COSINE_SIMILARITY_RISK_THRESHOLD
         completion_result.guidelines_result.append_semantic_similarity_result(semantic_similarity_result=similarity_result)