diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyHexMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/cellShapeControl/cellAspectRatioControl/cellAspectRatioControl.C b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyHexMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/cellShapeControl/cellAspectRatioControl/cellAspectRatioControl.C
index 37125bb76b4f2cbd8f38f5fce425e6f898d95dc8..a033e5076d54e8180830dda7b9cf55f67c484983 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyHexMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/cellShapeControl/cellAspectRatioControl/cellAspectRatioControl.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyHexMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/cellShapeControl/cellAspectRatioControl/cellAspectRatioControl.C
@@ -40,11 +40,15 @@ Foam::cellAspectRatioControl::cellAspectRatioControl
         aspectRatioDict_.lookupOrDefault<vector>
         (
             "aspectRatioDirection",
-            vector(0, 0, 0)
+            vector::zero
         )
     )
 {
-    Info<< nl << "Cell Aspect Ratio Control" << nl
+    // Normalise the direction
+    aspectRatioDirection_ /= mag(aspectRatioDirection_) + SMALL;
+
+    Info<< nl
+        << "Cell Aspect Ratio Control" << nl
         << "    Ratio     : " << aspectRatio_ << nl
         << "    Direction : " << aspectRatioDirection_
         << endl;
@@ -66,22 +70,20 @@ void Foam::cellAspectRatioControl::updateCellSizeAndFaceArea
     scalar& targetCellSize
 ) const
 {
-    const scalar cosAngle = mag
-    (
-        vectorTools::cosPhi(alignmentDir, aspectRatioDirection_)
-    );
+    const scalar cosAngle =
+        mag(vectorTools::cosPhi(alignmentDir, aspectRatioDirection_));
 
     // Change target face area based on aspect ratio
-    targetFaceArea
-        += targetFaceArea
-          *(aspectRatio_ - 1.0)
-          *(1.0 - cosAngle);
+    targetFaceArea +=
+        targetFaceArea
+       *(aspectRatio_ - 1.0)
+       *(1.0 - cosAngle);
 
     // Change target cell size based on aspect ratio
-    targetCellSize
-        += targetCellSize
-          *(aspectRatio_ - 1.0)
-          *cosAngle;
+    targetCellSize +=
+        targetCellSize
+       *(aspectRatio_ - 1.0)
+       *cosAngle;
 
     alignmentDir *= 0.5*targetCellSize;
 }
@@ -95,16 +97,15 @@ void Foam::cellAspectRatioControl::updateDeltaVector
     vector& delta
 ) const
 {
-    const scalar cosAngle = mag
-    (
-        vectorTools::cosPhi(alignmentDir, aspectRatioDirection_)
-    );
-
-    delta += 0.5
-            *delta
-            *cosAngle
-            *(targetCellSize/rABMag)
-            *(aspectRatio_ - 1.0);
+    const scalar cosAngle =
+        mag(vectorTools::cosPhi(alignmentDir, aspectRatioDirection_));
+
+    delta +=
+        0.5
+       *delta
+       *cosAngle
+       *(targetCellSize/rABMag)
+       *(aspectRatio_ - 1.0);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyHexMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/cellShapeControl/cellAspectRatioControl/cellAspectRatioControl.H b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyHexMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/cellShapeControl/cellAspectRatioControl/cellAspectRatioControl.H
index cdc7510f23d4045987bae3d8b64084fcadf1ab26..b3964432b1af9b6384580826b708dffdc51f080e 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyHexMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/cellShapeControl/cellAspectRatioControl/cellAspectRatioControl.H
+++ b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyHexMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/cellShapeControl/cellAspectRatioControl/cellAspectRatioControl.H
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class cellAspectRatioControl
 
         const scalar aspectRatio_;
 
-        const vector aspectRatioDirection_;
+        vector aspectRatioDirection_;
 
 
     // Private Member Functions
@@ -73,10 +73,7 @@ public:
     // Constructors
 
         //- Construct from dictionary
-        cellAspectRatioControl
-        (
-            const dictionary& motionDict
-        );
+        cellAspectRatioControl(const dictionary& motionDict);
 
 
     //- Destructor