diff --git a/src/meshTools/searchableSurface/distributedTriSurfaceMesh.C b/src/meshTools/searchableSurface/distributedTriSurfaceMesh.C
index aceef22a5e..a870ca8fd5 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/searchableSurface/distributedTriSurfaceMesh.C
+++ b/src/meshTools/searchableSurface/distributedTriSurfaceMesh.C
@@ -79,23 +79,6 @@ bool Foam::distributedTriSurfaceMesh::read()
     // Merge distance
     mergeDist_ = readScalar(dict_.lookup("mergeDistance"));
 
-    // Calculate the overall boundBox of the undistributed surface
-    point overallMin(VGREAT, VGREAT, VGREAT);
-    point overallMax(-VGREAT, -VGREAT, -VGREAT);
-
-    forAll(procBb_, procI)
-    {
-        const List<treeBoundBox>& bbs = procBb_[procI];
-
-        forAll(bbs, bbI)
-        {
-            overallMin = ::Foam::min(overallMin, bbs[bbI].min());
-            overallMax = ::Foam::max(overallMax, bbs[bbI].max());
-        }
-    }
-
-    bounds() = boundBox(overallMin, overallMax);
-
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -1357,6 +1340,9 @@ Foam::distributedTriSurfaceMesh::distributedTriSurfaceMesh
 {
     read();
 
+    reduce(bounds().min(), minOp<point>());
+    reduce(bounds().max(), maxOp<point>());
+
     if (debug)
     {
         Info<< "Constructed from triSurface:" << endl;
@@ -1410,6 +1396,9 @@ Foam::distributedTriSurfaceMesh::distributedTriSurfaceMesh(const IOobject& io)
 {
     read();
 
+    reduce(bounds().min(), minOp<point>());
+    reduce(bounds().max(), maxOp<point>());
+
     if (debug)
     {
         Info<< "Read distributedTriSurface from " << io.objectPath()
@@ -1469,6 +1458,9 @@ Foam::distributedTriSurfaceMesh::distributedTriSurfaceMesh
 {
     read();
 
+    reduce(bounds().min(), minOp<point>());
+    reduce(bounds().max(), maxOp<point>());
+
     if (debug)
     {
         Info<< "Read distributedTriSurface from " << io.objectPath()
@@ -2189,23 +2181,6 @@ void Foam::distributedTriSurfaceMesh::distribute
         {
             procBb_.transfer(newProcBb);
             dict_.set("bounds", procBb_[Pstream::myProcNo()]);
-
-            // Calculate the overall boundBox of the undistributed surface
-            point overallMin(VGREAT, VGREAT, VGREAT);
-            point overallMax(-VGREAT, -VGREAT, -VGREAT);
-
-            forAll(procBb_, procI)
-            {
-                const List<treeBoundBox>& bbs = procBb_[procI];
-
-                forAll(bbs, bbI)
-                {
-                    overallMin = ::Foam::min(overallMin, bbs[bbI].min());
-                    overallMax = ::Foam::max(overallMax, bbs[bbI].max());
-                }
-            }
-
-            bounds() = boundBox(overallMin, overallMax);
         }
     }
 
@@ -2454,6 +2429,12 @@ void Foam::distributedTriSurfaceMesh::distribute
 
     clearOut();
 
+    // Set the bounds() value to the boundBox of the undecomposed surface
+    triSurfaceMesh::bounds() = boundBox(points());
+
+    reduce(bounds().min(), minOp<point>());
+    reduce(bounds().max(), maxOp<point>());
+
     // Regions stays same
     // Volume type stays same.
 
diff --git a/src/meshTools/searchableSurface/searchablePlane.C b/src/meshTools/searchableSurface/searchablePlane.C
index 3fb9c458ed..21473ae102 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/searchableSurface/searchablePlane.C
+++ b/src/meshTools/searchableSurface/searchablePlane.C
@@ -71,19 +71,14 @@ Foam::boundBox Foam::searchablePlane::calcBounds() const
 {
     point max(VGREAT, VGREAT, VGREAT);
 
-    if (mag(normal() & vector(1,0,0)) > 1 - SMALL)
+    for (direction dir = 0; dir < vector::nComponents; dir++)
     {
-        max.x() = 0;
-    }
+        if (mag(normal()[dir]) - 1 < SMALL)
+        {
+            max[dir] = 0;
 
-    if (mag(normal() & vector(0,1,0)) > 1 - SMALL)
-    {
-        max.y() = 0;
-    }
-
-    if (mag(normal() & vector(0,0,1)) > 1 - SMALL)
-    {
-        max.z() = 0;
+            break;
+        }
     }
 
     point min = -max;