diff --git a/etc/caseDicts/meshQualityDict b/etc/caseDicts/meshQualityDict
index b1e007fe1c0fafdd12fa05626dc11a81af4a9e84..4dc571e2177eb865acb679d5e3b84a2eb032bcc6 100644
--- a/etc/caseDicts/meshQualityDict
+++ b/etc/caseDicts/meshQualityDict
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ minTriangleTwist -1;
 //minVolCollapseRatio 0.1;
 
 //- Minimum edge length. Set to <0 to disable
-minEdgeLength 0.001;
+minEdgeLength -1;
 
 
 // ************************************************************************* //