diff --git a/libsrc/gprim/geomobjects.hpp b/libsrc/gprim/geomobjects.hpp
index 765565f0..f0f8edb4 100644
--- a/libsrc/gprim/geomobjects.hpp
+++ b/libsrc/gprim/geomobjects.hpp
@@ -406,6 +406,13 @@ namespace netgen
 	}
     }
 
+    void Scale (double factor)
+    {
+      auto center = Center();
+      pmin = center + factor*(pmin-center);
+      pmax = center + factor*(pmax-center);
+    }
+
     void DoArchive(Archive& archive)
     { archive & pmin & pmax; }
   };
diff --git a/libsrc/meshing/meshclass.cpp b/libsrc/meshing/meshclass.cpp
index d678cc75..ca403d32 100644
--- a/libsrc/meshing/meshclass.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/meshing/meshclass.cpp
@@ -4881,8 +4881,8 @@ namespace netgen
                         box.Add (points[pi]);
 
                       auto & el = volelements[ei];
-                      if(el.IsCurved())
-                        box.Increase(1.2*box.Diam());
+                      if(el.IsCurved() && curvedelems->IsElementCurved(ei))
+                        box.Scale(1.2);
 
 
                       elementsearchtree -> Insert (box, ei+1);