diff --git a/ConceptMapper/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/conceptMapper/support/dictionaryResource/DictionaryResource_impl.java b/ConceptMapper/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/conceptMapper/support/dictionaryResource/DictionaryResource_impl.java
index f0780b5..01a0f22 100644
--- a/ConceptMapper/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/conceptMapper/support/dictionaryResource/DictionaryResource_impl.java
+++ b/ConceptMapper/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/conceptMapper/support/dictionaryResource/DictionaryResource_impl.java
@@ -872,10 +872,9 @@ public void startElement(String uri, String local, String raw, Attributes attrs)
 
           String[] elements = (String[]) tokens.toArray(new String[tokens.size()]);
 
-          String unsorted = null;
+          String unsorted = stringTogetherTokens(elements);
 
           if (sortElements) {
-            unsorted = stringTogetherTokens(elements);
             Arrays.sort(elements);
           }
 
@@ -1065,4 +1064,4 @@ public EntryPropertiesRoot getEntryPropertiesRoot() {
 	return entryPropertiesRoot;
   }
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}