diff --git a/sos/cleaner/mappings/keyword_map.py b/sos/cleaner/mappings/keyword_map.py
index cbeb0c4e59..716c2716d1 100644
--- a/sos/cleaner/mappings/keyword_map.py
+++ b/sos/cleaner/mappings/keyword_map.py
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ class SoSKeywordMap(SoSMap):
     word_count = 0
 
     def sanitize_item(self, item):
+        if item in self.dataset:
+            return self.dataset[item]
         _ob_item = f"obfuscatedword{self.word_count}"
         self.word_count += 1
         if _ob_item in self.dataset.values():