diff --git a/etc/caseDicts/surface/surfaceFeatureExtractDict.cfg b/etc/caseDicts/surface/surfaceFeatureExtractDict.cfg
index 2930d18410..52ec5a5c73 100644
--- a/etc/caseDicts/surface/surfaceFeatureExtractDict.cfg
+++ b/etc/caseDicts/surface/surfaceFeatureExtractDict.cfg
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ subsetFeatures
     openEdges        yes;
 }
 
+trimFeatures
+{
+    minElem          0;
+    minLen           0;
+}
+
 writeObj             yes;
 
 // ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/etc/templates/closedVolume/system/surfaceFeatureExtractDict b/etc/templates/closedVolume/system/surfaceFeatureExtractDict
index bd9bdd52c9..24ce03f0f8 100644
--- a/etc/templates/closedVolume/system/surfaceFeatureExtractDict
+++ b/etc/templates/closedVolume/system/surfaceFeatureExtractDict
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ CAD.obj
         openEdges        yes;
     }
 
+    trimFeatures
+    {
+        minElem          0;
+        minLen           0;
+    }
+
     writeObj             yes;
 }
 
diff --git a/etc/templates/inflowOutflow/system/surfaceFeatureExtractDict b/etc/templates/inflowOutflow/system/surfaceFeatureExtractDict
index bd9bdd52c9..24ce03f0f8 100644
--- a/etc/templates/inflowOutflow/system/surfaceFeatureExtractDict
+++ b/etc/templates/inflowOutflow/system/surfaceFeatureExtractDict
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ CAD.obj
         openEdges        yes;
     }
 
+    trimFeatures
+    {
+        minElem          0;
+        minLen           0;
+    }
+
     writeObj             yes;
 }