diff --git a/lib/core/common.py b/lib/core/common.py
index 541553807..d04172fbe 100644
--- a/lib/core/common.py
+++ b/lib/core/common.py
@@ -2595,22 +2595,22 @@ def removeReflectiveValues(content, payload, suppressWarning=False):
         while 2 * REFLECTED_NON_ALPHA_NUM_REGEX in regex:
             regex = regex.replace(2 * REFLECTED_NON_ALPHA_NUM_REGEX, REFLECTED_NON_ALPHA_NUM_REGEX)
 
-        if reduce(lambda x,y: x if x else y, regex.split(REFLECTED_NON_ALPHA_NUM_REGEX)).lower() in content.lower(): # fast optimization check
+        if all([part.lower() in content.lower() for part in regex.split(REFLECTED_NON_ALPHA_NUM_REGEX)]): # fast optimization check
             retVal = re.sub(regex, REFLECTED_VALUE_MARKER, content, re.I)
 
-            if retVal != content:
-                kb.reflectiveCounters[REFLECTIVE_COUNTER.HIT] += 1
-                if not suppressWarning:
-                    debugMsg = "reflective value found and filtered out"
-                    logger.debug(debugMsg)
+        if retVal != content:
+            kb.reflectiveCounters[REFLECTIVE_COUNTER.HIT] += 1
+            if not suppressWarning:
+                debugMsg = "reflective value found and filtered out"
+                logger.debug(debugMsg)
 
-            elif not kb.testMode and not kb.reflectiveCounters[REFLECTIVE_COUNTER.HIT]:
-                kb.reflectiveCounters[REFLECTIVE_COUNTER.MISS] += 1
-                if kb.reflectiveCounters[REFLECTIVE_COUNTER.MISS] > REFLECTIVE_MISS_THRESHOLD:
-                    kb.reflectiveMechanism = False
-                    if not suppressWarning:
-                        debugMsg = "turning off reflection removal mechanism (for optimization purposes)"
-                        logger.debug(debugMsg)
+        elif not kb.testMode and not kb.reflectiveCounters[REFLECTIVE_COUNTER.HIT]:
+            kb.reflectiveCounters[REFLECTIVE_COUNTER.MISS] += 1
+            if kb.reflectiveCounters[REFLECTIVE_COUNTER.MISS] > REFLECTIVE_MISS_THRESHOLD:
+                kb.reflectiveMechanism = False
+                if not suppressWarning:
+                    debugMsg = "turning off reflection removal mechanism (for optimization purposes)"
+                    logger.debug(debugMsg)
 
     return retVal