diff --git a/src/SMESH/SMESH_MesherHelper.cxx b/src/SMESH/SMESH_MesherHelper.cxx
index 7cf3b21f1..02627a0e6 100644
--- a/src/SMESH/SMESH_MesherHelper.cxx
+++ b/src/SMESH/SMESH_MesherHelper.cxx
@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@ bool SMESH_MesherHelper::LoadNodeColumns(TParam2ColumnMap & theParam2ColumnMap,
   const SMDS_MeshNode* node;
   while ( nIt->more() ) {
     node = nIt->next();
-    if(IsMedium(node))
+    if(IsMedium(node, SMDSAbs_Edge))
       continue;
     const SMDS_EdgePosition* pos =
       dynamic_cast<const SMDS_EdgePosition*>( node->GetPosition().get() );