diff --git a/src/lagrangian/intermediate/clouds/Templates/ThermoCloud/ThermoCloudI.H b/src/lagrangian/intermediate/clouds/Templates/ThermoCloud/ThermoCloudI.H
index 6d717bb174..405eb9bf0e 100644
--- a/src/lagrangian/intermediate/clouds/Templates/ThermoCloud/ThermoCloudI.H
+++ b/src/lagrangian/intermediate/clouds/Templates/ThermoCloud/ThermoCloudI.H
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ inline Foam::scalar Foam::ThermoCloud<CloudType>::Tmin() const
 
     reduce(T, minOp<scalar>());
 
-    return max(0.0, T);
+    return min(0.0, T);
 }