diff --git a/src/StdMeshers/StdMeshers_Quadrangle_2D.cxx b/src/StdMeshers/StdMeshers_Quadrangle_2D.cxx
index 52bdb0aa5..7adf2294f 100644
--- a/src/StdMeshers/StdMeshers_Quadrangle_2D.cxx
+++ b/src/StdMeshers/StdMeshers_Quadrangle_2D.cxx
@@ -4631,6 +4631,9 @@ int StdMeshers_Quadrangle_2D::splitQuad(FaceQuadStruct::Ptr quad, int I, int J)
 
     return QUAD_TOP_SIDE;
   }
+
+  myQuadList.pop_back();
+  return -1;
 }
 
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