diff --git a/libsrc/meshing/basegeom.hpp b/libsrc/meshing/basegeom.hpp
index 49bf8710..642db838 100644
--- a/libsrc/meshing/basegeom.hpp
+++ b/libsrc/meshing/basegeom.hpp
@@ -196,6 +196,8 @@ namespace netgen
     size_t GetNFaces() const { return faces.Size(); }
 
     const GeometryFace & GetFace(int i) const { return *faces[i]; }
+    const GeometryEdge & GetEdge(int i) const { return *edges[i]; }
+    const GeometryVertex & GetVertex(int i) const { return *vertices[i]; }
 
     void Clear();
 
diff --git a/libsrc/occ/occgenmesh.cpp b/libsrc/occ/occgenmesh.cpp
index 643d1d9a..606adb29 100644
--- a/libsrc/occ/occgenmesh.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/occ/occgenmesh.cpp
@@ -495,6 +495,24 @@ namespace netgen
                 continue;
               }
 
+            bool is_identified_edge = false;
+            // TODO: change to use hash value
+            const auto& gedge = geom.GetEdge(geom.edge_map.at(e.TShape()));
+            auto& v0 = gedge.GetStartVertex();
+            auto& v1 = gedge.GetEndVertex();
+            for(auto & ident : v0.identifications)
+            {
+                auto other = ident.from == &v0 ? ident.to : ident.from;
+                if(other->nr == v1.nr && ident.type == Identifications::CLOSESURFACES)
+                {
+                    is_identified_edge = true;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if(is_identified_edge)
+              continue;
+
             double localh = len/mparam.segmentsperedge;
             double s0, s1;