diff --git a/libsrc/meshing/basegeom.cpp b/libsrc/meshing/basegeom.cpp
index 93a7c6ca..429a5d58 100644
--- a/libsrc/meshing/basegeom.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/meshing/basegeom.cpp
@@ -21,9 +21,7 @@ namespace netgen
                    mparam.grading);
 
     if(mparam.uselocalh)
-      {
-        // TODO set local h
-      }
+      RestrictLocalMeshsize(mesh, mparam);
     mesh.LoadLocalMeshSize(mparam.meshsizefilename);
   }
 
diff --git a/libsrc/meshing/basegeom.hpp b/libsrc/meshing/basegeom.hpp
index a1c9ef28..86d19546 100644
--- a/libsrc/meshing/basegeom.hpp
+++ b/libsrc/meshing/basegeom.hpp
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ namespace netgen
     virtual Mesh::GEOM_TYPE GetGeomType() const { return Mesh::NO_GEOM; }
     virtual void Analyse(Mesh& mesh,
                          const MeshingParameters& mparam);
+    virtual void RestrictLocalMeshsize(Mesh& mesh,
+                                       const MeshingParameters& mparam) const {}
     virtual void FindEdges(Mesh& mesh, const MeshingParameters& mparam) {}
     virtual void MeshSurface(Mesh& mesh, const MeshingParameters& mparam) {}
     virtual void OptimizeSurface(Mesh& mesh, const MeshingParameters& mparam);