diff --git a/libsrc/csg/specpoin.cpp b/libsrc/csg/specpoin.cpp
index ace26248..13187ace 100644
--- a/libsrc/csg/specpoin.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/csg/specpoin.cpp
@@ -1449,11 +1449,9 @@ namespace netgen
 
     int dir = 0;
     for (int j = 1; j < 3; j++)
-      if (fabs (v12(j)) > v12(dir))
+      if (fabs (v12(j)) < fabs(v12(dir)))
 	dir = j;
     
-    // *testout << "dir = " << dir << endl;
-
     Vec<3> ei = 0.0;
     ei(dir) = 1;
     a2 = Cross (v12, ei);