diff --git a/libsrc/occ/occmeshsurf.cpp b/libsrc/occ/occmeshsurf.cpp
index a1f60db6..56fbf07b 100644
--- a/libsrc/occ/occmeshsurf.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/occ/occmeshsurf.cpp
@@ -673,13 +673,14 @@ namespace netgen
 
     if (surfi > 0)
       {
-      
 	double u = gi1.u+secpoint*(gi2.u-gi1.u);
 	double v = gi1.v+secpoint*(gi2.v-gi1.v);
- 
-	if (!geometry.FastProject (surfi, hnewp, u, v))
+
+        auto savept = hnewp;
+	if (!geometry.FastProject (surfi, hnewp, u, v) || Dist(hnewp, savept) > Dist(p1,p2))
 	  {
-	  //  cout << "Fast projection to surface fails! Using OCC projection" << endl;
+            //  cout << "Fast projection to surface fails! Using OCC projection" << endl;
+            hnewp = savept;
 	    geometry.Project (surfi, hnewp);
 	  }