diff --git a/code/python/src/string_alignment/hirschberg.py b/code/python/src/string_alignment/hirschberg.py
index 59eb3cf..c347789 100644
--- a/code/python/src/string_alignment/hirschberg.py
+++ b/code/python/src/string_alignment/hirschberg.py
@@ -444,8 +444,8 @@ def display_cost_matrix_halves(
     table_costs2, table_moves2 = represent_cost_matrix(Costs=Costs2, path=path2, X=X2, Y=Y2, pad=True);
 
     # merge Taellen:
-    table_costs = np.concatenate([table_costs1, table_costs2[::-1, ::-1]], axis=1);
-    table_moves = np.concatenate([table_moves1, table_moves2[::-1, ::-1]], axis=1);
+    table_costs = np.concatenate([table_costs1[:, :-1], table_costs2[::-1, ::-1]], axis=1);
+    table_moves = np.concatenate([table_moves1[:, :-1], table_moves2[::-1, ::-1]], axis=1);
     if just_moves:
         table = table_moves;
     else: