diff --git a/klausur-service/backend/cv_vocab_pipeline.py b/klausur-service/backend/cv_vocab_pipeline.py
index 5acaf1c..72b22a7 100644
--- a/klausur-service/backend/cv_vocab_pipeline.py
+++ b/klausur-service/backend/cv_vocab_pipeline.py
@@ -2264,10 +2264,10 @@ def build_word_grid(
             )
 
             cell_lang = lang_map.get(col.type, lang)
-            words = ocr_region(ocr_img, cell_region, lang=cell_lang, psm=7)
+            words = ocr_region(ocr_img, cell_region, lang=cell_lang, psm=6)
 
-            # Sort words by x position, join to text
-            words.sort(key=lambda w: w['left'])
+            # Sort words by Y then X (reading order for multi-line cells)
+            words.sort(key=lambda w: (w['top'], w['left']))
             text = ' '.join(w['text'] for w in words)
             if words:
                 avg_conf = sum(w['conf'] for w in words) / len(words)