diff --git a/src/meshTools/searchableSurface/searchableSurfaceWithGaps.C b/src/meshTools/searchableSurface/searchableSurfaceWithGaps.C
index 6e40feb9ef..dd74c17135 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/searchableSurface/searchableSurfaceWithGaps.C
+++ b/src/meshTools/searchableSurface/searchableSurfaceWithGaps.C
@@ -187,6 +187,8 @@ Foam::searchableSurfaceWithGaps::searchableSurfaceWithGaps
         io.db().lookupObject<searchableSurface>(subGeomName);
 
     subGeom_.set(0, &const_cast<searchableSurface&>(s));
+
+    bounds() = subGeom_[0].bounds();
 }