diff --git a/src/main/java/gr/uom/java/xmi/diff/UMLModelDiff.java b/src/main/java/gr/uom/java/xmi/diff/UMLModelDiff.java
index f54d875081..134bf8eab8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gr/uom/java/xmi/diff/UMLModelDiff.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gr/uom/java/xmi/diff/UMLModelDiff.java
@@ -1209,7 +1209,7 @@ public void inferClassRenameBasedOnReferencesInStringLiterals() throws Refactori
 						if(!r.getBefore().contains("{\n") && !r.getAfter().contains("{\n")) {
 							String matchingClassNameBefore = matches(r.getBefore(), removedClassNames, mapping.getFragment1());
 							String matchingClassNameAfter = matches(r.getAfter(), addedClassNames, mapping.getFragment2());
-							if(matchingClassNameBefore != null && matchingClassNameAfter != null && !r.getAfter().contains(matchingClassNameBefore) && !r.getBefore().contains(matchingClassNameAfter)) {
+							if(condition(matchingClassNameBefore, matchingClassNameAfter, r)) {
 								Pair<String, String> pair = Pair.of(matchingClassNameBefore, matchingClassNameAfter);
 								if(countMap.containsKey(pair)) {
 									countMap.put(pair, countMap.get(pair) + 1);
@@ -1244,6 +1244,18 @@ public void inferClassRenameBasedOnReferencesInStringLiterals() throws Refactori
 		addedClasses.removeAll(addedClassesToBeRemoved);
 	}
 
+	private static boolean condition(String matchingClassNameBefore, String matchingClassNameAfter, Replacement r) {
+		if(matchingClassNameBefore != null && matchingClassNameAfter != null) {
+			if(matchingClassNameBefore.contains(matchingClassNameAfter) || matchingClassNameAfter.contains(matchingClassNameBefore)) {
+				return true;
+			}
+			else {
+				return !r.getAfter().contains(matchingClassNameBefore) && !r.getBefore().contains(matchingClassNameAfter);
+			}
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	private static boolean conflictingPair(Pair<String, String> currentPair, Set<Pair<String, String>> allPairs) {
 		for(Pair<String, String> pair : allPairs) {
 			if(!pair.equals(currentPair)) {