diff --git a/src/sampling/sampledSet/face/faceOnlySet.C b/src/sampling/sampledSet/face/faceOnlySet.C
index 78968e205a..6e96d967c9 100644
--- a/src/sampling/sampledSet/face/faceOnlySet.C
+++ b/src/sampling/sampledSet/face/faceOnlySet.C
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
     \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2017 OpenFOAM Foundation
-     \\/     M anipulation  |
+     \\/     M anipulation  | Copyright (C) 2018 OpenCFD Ltd.
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
     This file is part of OpenFOAM.
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ namespace Foam
     addToRunTimeSelectionTable(sampledSet, faceOnlySet, word);
 }
 
-const Foam::scalar Foam::faceOnlySet::tol = 1e-6;
+const Foam::scalar Foam::faceOnlySet::tol = ROOTSMALL;
 
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * Private Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * //