diff --git a/src/meshTools/AMIInterpolation/patches/cyclicAMI/cyclicAMIPolyPatch/cyclicAMIPolyPatch.C b/src/meshTools/AMIInterpolation/patches/cyclicAMI/cyclicAMIPolyPatch/cyclicAMIPolyPatch.C
index fa333246f8..b8284d438e 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/AMIInterpolation/patches/cyclicAMI/cyclicAMIPolyPatch/cyclicAMIPolyPatch.C
+++ b/src/meshTools/AMIInterpolation/patches/cyclicAMI/cyclicAMIPolyPatch/cyclicAMIPolyPatch.C
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ void Foam::cyclicAMIPolyPatch::calcTransforms
                 }
 
                 scalar areaError =
-                    max(errorPos, errorNeg)/(mag(area1) + ROOTVSMALL);
+                    min(errorPos, errorNeg)/(mag(area1) + ROOTVSMALL);
 
                 if (areaError > matchTolerance())
                 {