diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/interpolation/interpolation/interpolationCellPoint/cellPointWeight/cellPointWeight.C b/src/finiteVolume/interpolation/interpolation/interpolationCellPoint/cellPointWeight/cellPointWeight.C
index 63a5f08f916a6749c0a83ebace48cc2aa775795e..0b3efba158ceb8c69558e7649546db2e7910881d 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/interpolation/interpolation/interpolationCellPoint/cellPointWeight/cellPointWeight.C
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/interpolation/interpolation/interpolationCellPoint/cellPointWeight/cellPointWeight.C
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ void Foam::cellPointWeight::findTetrahedron
     }
 
     // Initialise closest triangle variables
-    scalar minUVWClose = GREAT;
+    scalar minUVWClose = VGREAT;
     label pointIClose = 0;
     label faceClose = 0;
 
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ void Foam::cellPointWeight::findTriangle
     }
 
     // Initialise closest triangle variables
-    scalar minUVClose = GREAT;
+    scalar minUVClose = VGREAT;
     label pointIClose = 0;
 
     // Decompose each face into triangles, making a tet when