diff --git a/etc/templates/closedVolume/system/snappyHexMeshDict b/etc/templates/closedVolume/system/snappyHexMeshDict
index 25f1b3a79cf5b0d997997e939ba350f6809e3c04..99a28f4d3fb53804ac920434e3f01644eee119f5 100644
--- a/etc/templates/closedVolume/system/snappyHexMeshDict
+++ b/etc/templates/closedVolume/system/snappyHexMeshDict
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ castellatedMeshControls
 
     locationInMesh (1e-5 1e-5 1e-5); // Offset from (0 0 0) to avoid
                                      // coinciding with face or edge
+    nCellsBetweenLevels 3;
 }
 
 snapControls
diff --git a/etc/templates/closedVolumeRotating/system/snappyHexMeshDict b/etc/templates/closedVolumeRotating/system/snappyHexMeshDict
index eafffecdb577c2724d11d76b347cb0847d4f6309..4ef035765c41f0baea279f986ece560b52cb3d12 100644
--- a/etc/templates/closedVolumeRotating/system/snappyHexMeshDict
+++ b/etc/templates/closedVolumeRotating/system/snappyHexMeshDict
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ castellatedMeshControls
 
     locationInMesh (1e-5 1e-5 1e-5); // Offset from (0 0 0) to avoid
                                      // coinciding with face or edge
+    nCellsBetweenLevels 3;
 }
 
 snapControls
diff --git a/etc/templates/compressibleInflowOutflow/system/snappyHexMeshDict b/etc/templates/compressibleInflowOutflow/system/snappyHexMeshDict
index 97fc13331282954c9dcf23b0da9add1b49571baf..b71e8a33da6ca55fbe7f08c15266344bb15bfa14 100644
--- a/etc/templates/compressibleInflowOutflow/system/snappyHexMeshDict
+++ b/etc/templates/compressibleInflowOutflow/system/snappyHexMeshDict
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ castellatedMeshControls
 
     locationInMesh (1e-5 1e-5 1e-5); // Offset from (0 0 0) to avoid
                                      // coinciding with face or edge
+    nCellsBetweenLevels 3;
 }
 
 snapControls
diff --git a/etc/templates/inflowOutflow/system/snappyHexMeshDict b/etc/templates/inflowOutflow/system/snappyHexMeshDict
index 97fc13331282954c9dcf23b0da9add1b49571baf..b71e8a33da6ca55fbe7f08c15266344bb15bfa14 100644
--- a/etc/templates/inflowOutflow/system/snappyHexMeshDict
+++ b/etc/templates/inflowOutflow/system/snappyHexMeshDict
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ castellatedMeshControls
 
     locationInMesh (1e-5 1e-5 1e-5); // Offset from (0 0 0) to avoid
                                      // coinciding with face or edge
+    nCellsBetweenLevels 3;
 }
 
 snapControls
diff --git a/etc/templates/inflowOutflowRotating/system/snappyHexMeshDict b/etc/templates/inflowOutflowRotating/system/snappyHexMeshDict
index 9960c3957dfb79cd31a76c406af42e0c839e94c2..2717c2afa9b33f5a3818f193be78693fcdfed3be 100644
--- a/etc/templates/inflowOutflowRotating/system/snappyHexMeshDict
+++ b/etc/templates/inflowOutflowRotating/system/snappyHexMeshDict
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ castellatedMeshControls
 
     locationInMesh (1e-5 1e-5 1e-5); // Offset from (0 0 0) to avoid
                                      // coinciding with face or edge
+    nCellsBetweenLevels 3;
 }
 
 snapControls