diff --git a/src/meshTools/searchableSurface/searchableSurfaceWithGaps.C b/src/meshTools/searchableSurface/searchableSurfaceWithGaps.C
index 6e40feb9efe31ec4ff4014cd0416c50ae41c6eb3..dd74c17135079b95e806541231d5e9ffec3bcebc 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/searchableSurface/searchableSurfaceWithGaps.C
+++ b/src/meshTools/searchableSurface/searchableSurfaceWithGaps.C
@@ -187,6 +187,8 @@ Foam::searchableSurfaceWithGaps::searchableSurfaceWithGaps
         io.db().lookupObject<searchableSurface>(subGeomName);
 
     subGeom_.set(0, &const_cast<searchableSurface&>(s));
+
+    bounds() = subGeom_[0].bounds();
 }