diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/cvMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/cellShapeControl/controlMeshRefinement/controlMeshRefinement.C b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/cvMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/cellShapeControl/controlMeshRefinement/controlMeshRefinement.C
index 48e8f9753d..fe2c6af69f 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/cvMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/cellShapeControl/controlMeshRefinement/controlMeshRefinement.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/cvMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/cellShapeControl/controlMeshRefinement/controlMeshRefinement.C
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ void Foam::controlMeshRefinement::initialMeshPopulation
                 keep = decomposition().positionOnThisProcessor(pt);
             }
 
-            if (geometryToConformTo_.wellOutside(pt, SMALL))
+            if (keep && geometryToConformTo_.wellOutside(pt, SMALL))
             {
                 keep = false;
             }
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ void Foam::controlMeshRefinement::initialMeshPopulation
                 keep = decomposition().positionOnThisProcessor(pt);
             }
 
-            if (geometryToConformTo_.wellOutside(pt, SMALL))
+            if (keep && geometryToConformTo_.wellOutside(pt, SMALL))
             {
                 keep = false;
             }