diff --git a/embedding-service/main.py b/embedding-service/main.py
index 4220f8b..7c02227 100644
--- a/embedding-service/main.py
+++ b/embedding-service/main.py
@@ -483,7 +483,13 @@ def chunk_text_legal(text: str, chunk_size: int, overlap: int) -> List[str]:
     Works for both German (DSGVO, BGB, AI Act DE) and English (NIST, SLSA, CRA EN) texts.
     """
     if not text or len(text) <= chunk_size:
-        return [text.strip()] if text and text.strip() else []
+        body = (text or "").strip()
+        if not body:
+            return []
+        # Kurze Dokumente (ein §/Artikel) trotzdem mit Sektions-Prefix versehen, damit
+        # chunk_text_legal_structured Section/Artikel extrahieren kann (sonst article="").
+        hdr = _extract_section_header(body.split("\n", 1)[0])
+        return [f"[{hdr[:120]}] {body}"] if hdr else [body]
 
     # --- Phase 1: Split into sections by legal headers ---
     lines = text.split('\n')