diff --git a/src/mesh/autoMesh/autoHexMesh/autoHexMeshDriver/autoLayerDriver.C b/src/mesh/autoMesh/autoHexMesh/autoHexMeshDriver/autoLayerDriver.C
index 6fd254c46e..6a61832cd6 100644
--- a/src/mesh/autoMesh/autoHexMesh/autoHexMeshDriver/autoLayerDriver.C
+++ b/src/mesh/autoMesh/autoHexMesh/autoHexMeshDriver/autoLayerDriver.C
@@ -2501,7 +2501,8 @@ void Foam::autoLayerDriver::addLayers
     if (debug&meshRefinement::MESH)
     {
         const_cast<Time&>(mesh.time())++;
-        Info<< "Writing baffled mesh to " << meshRefiner_.timeName() << endl;
+        Info<< "Writing baffled mesh to time "
+            << meshRefiner_.timeName() << endl;
         meshRefiner_.write
         (
             debug,
@@ -2923,7 +2924,8 @@ void Foam::autoLayerDriver::addLayers
             );
 
             const_cast<Time&>(mesh.time())++;
-            Info<< "Writing shrunk mesh to " << meshRefiner_.timeName() << endl;
+            Info<< "Writing shrunk mesh to time "
+                << meshRefiner_.timeName() << endl;
 
             // See comment in autoSnapDriver why we should not remove meshPhi
             // using mesh.clearOut().
@@ -3057,7 +3059,8 @@ void Foam::autoLayerDriver::addLayers
 
         if (debug&meshRefinement::MESH)
         {
-            Info<< "Writing layer mesh to " << meshRefiner_.timeName() << endl;
+            Info<< "Writing layer mesh to time " << meshRefiner_.timeName()
+                << endl;
             newMesh.write();
             cellSet addedCellSet
             (
diff --git a/src/mesh/autoMesh/autoHexMesh/meshRefinement/meshRefinementProblemCells.C b/src/mesh/autoMesh/autoHexMesh/meshRefinement/meshRefinementProblemCells.C
index 014c616287..9f881a52f3 100644
--- a/src/mesh/autoMesh/autoHexMesh/meshRefinement/meshRefinementProblemCells.C
+++ b/src/mesh/autoMesh/autoHexMesh/meshRefinement/meshRefinementProblemCells.C
@@ -958,13 +958,15 @@ Foam::labelList Foam::meshRefinement::markFacesOnProblemCells
 
     // Because of isCollapsedFace one side can decide not to baffle whereas
     // the other side does so sync. Baffling is prefered over not baffling.
-    syncTools::syncFaceList
-    (
-        mesh_,
-        facePatch,
-        maxEqOp<label>()
-    );
-
+    if (checkCollapse)  // Or always?
+    {
+        syncTools::syncFaceList
+        (
+            mesh_,
+            facePatch,
+            maxEqOp<label>()
+        );
+    }
 
     Info<< "markFacesOnProblemCells : marked "
         << returnReduce(nBaffleFaces, sumOp<label>())