diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyHexMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/conformalVoronoiMeshConformToSurface.C b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyHexMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/conformalVoronoiMeshConformToSurface.C
index db77f62f5f..76a2f51c62 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyHexMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/conformalVoronoiMeshConformToSurface.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyHexMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/conformalVoronoiMeshConformToSurface.C
@@ -1613,6 +1613,7 @@ void Foam::conformalVoronoiMesh::limitDisplacement
     // Do not allow infinite recursion
     if (callCount > 7)
     {
+        displacement = vector::zero;
         return;
     }
 
@@ -1661,6 +1662,7 @@ void Foam::conformalVoronoiMesh::limitDisplacement
             if (magSqr(pt - surfHit.hitPoint()) <= searchDistanceSqr)
             {
                 // Cannot limit displacement, point closer than tolerance
+                displacement = vector::zero;
                 return;
             }
         }