diff --git a/src/coreComponents/mesh/unitTests/testComputationalGeometry.cpp b/src/coreComponents/mesh/unitTests/testComputationalGeometry.cpp
index 403d5f25483..f8134983b95 100644
--- a/src/coreComponents/mesh/unitTests/testComputationalGeometry.cpp
+++ b/src/coreComponents/mesh/unitTests/testComputationalGeometry.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  * @file testComputationalGeometry.cpp
  */
 #include "../utilities/ComputationalGeometry.hpp"
+#include <cmath>
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 #include <numeric>
 
@@ -70,4 +71,58 @@ TEST( testComputationalGeometry, checkCentroid3DPolygon )
   }
 }
 
+TEST( testComputationalGeometry, checkHighAspectRatio)
+{
+  constexpr localIndex numNodes = 3;
+
+  array2d< real64, nodes::REFERENCE_POSITION_PERM > points;
+  points.resize(numNodes, 3);
+  array1d< localIndex > indices(3);
+  indices(0) = 0;
+  indices(1) = 1;
+  indices(2) = 2;
+
+  //mimic a perfect triangle but with huge offset
+  constexpr real64 xa = 1.e4, ya = 1.e-2, za = 1.e0;
+  constexpr real64 xb = 1.e-1, yb = 1.e2, zb = -1.e-2;
+  constexpr real64 TOL = 1e-6;
+
+  points(0,0) = 1.e6;
+  points(0,1) = 1.e6;
+  points(0,2) = 1.e6;
+  
+  points(1,0) = 1.e6 + xa;
+  points(1,1) = 1.e6 + ya;
+  points(1,2) = 1.e6 + za;
+
+  points(2,0) = 1.e6 + xb;
+  points(2,1) = 1.e6 + yb;
+  points(2,2) = 1.e6 + zb;
+
+  real64 faceCenter[ 3 ], faceNormal[ 3 ];
+  real64 faceCenterOld[ 3 ], faceNormalOld[ 3 ];
+  auto faceArea = computationalGeometry::centroid_3DPolygon(indices.toSliceConst(), points.toViewConst(), faceCenter, faceNormal, TOL);
+
+  constexpr real64 EXPECTED_AREA = 0.5*std::sqrt(LvArray::math::square(xa*yb-ya*xb) + 
+                                                    LvArray::math::square(ya*zb-za*yb) +
+                                                    LvArray::math::square(za*xb-xa*zb) );
+
+  constexpr real64 EXPECTED_CENTER[3] = { 1.e6 + (xa+xb)/3 , 1.e6 + (ya+yb)/3. , 1.e6 + (za+zb)/3};
+
+  constexpr real64 EXPECTED_NORMAL[3] = { (ya*zb-za*yb)/2/EXPECTED_AREA, (za*xb-xa*zb)/2/EXPECTED_AREA, (xa*yb-ya*xb)/2/EXPECTED_AREA};
+
+  EXPECT_LT( abs(faceArea - EXPECTED_AREA), 1e-6); 
+  EXPECT_LT( abs(faceNormal[0]-EXPECTED_NORMAL[0]), 1e-6);
+  EXPECT_LT( abs(faceNormal[1]-EXPECTED_NORMAL[1]), 1e-6);
+  EXPECT_LT( abs(faceNormal[2]-EXPECTED_NORMAL[2]), 1e-6);
+  EXPECT_LT( abs(faceCenter[0]-EXPECTED_CENTER[0]), 1e-6);
+  EXPECT_LT( abs(faceCenter[0]-EXPECTED_CENTER[0]), 1e-6);
+  EXPECT_LT( abs(faceCenter[1]-EXPECTED_CENTER[1]), 1e-6);
+  EXPECT_LT( abs(faceCenter[2]-EXPECTED_CENTER[2]), 1e-6);
+
+  real64 norm = LvArray::math::square( faceNormal[0] ) + LvArray::math::square( faceNormal[1] ) + LvArray::math::square( faceNormal[2] );
+  EXPECT_LT(abs( sqrt( norm ) - 1.0 ), 1e-6);
+
+}
+
 } /* namespace geos */
diff --git a/src/coreComponents/mesh/utilities/ComputationalGeometry.hpp b/src/coreComponents/mesh/utilities/ComputationalGeometry.hpp
index 61de4181531..c562605feb2 100644
--- a/src/coreComponents/mesh/utilities/ComputationalGeometry.hpp
+++ b/src/coreComponents/mesh/utilities/ComputationalGeometry.hpp
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ real64 computeDiameter( POINT_COORDS_TYPE points,
 }
 
 /**
- * @brief Calculate the centroid of a convex 3D polygon as well as the normal and the rotation matrix.
+ * @brief Calculate the centroid of a convex 3D polygon as well as the normal. 
  * @tparam CENTER_TYPE The type of @p center.
  * @tparam NORMAL_TYPE The type of @p normal.
  * @param[in] pointsIndices list of index references for the points array in
@@ -245,14 +245,17 @@ real64 centroid_3DPolygon( arraySlice1d< localIndex const > const pointsIndices,
 
   GEOS_ERROR_IF_LT( numberOfPoints, 2 );
 
-  real64 current[ 3 ], next[ 3 ], crossProduct[ 3 ];
+  real64 current[ 3 ], next[ 3 ], origin[ 3 ], crossProduct[ 3 ];
 
   LvArray::tensorOps::copy< 3 >( next, points[ pointsIndices[ numberOfPoints - 1 ] ] );
+  LvArray::tensorOps::copy< 3>( origin, points[ pointsIndices[ 0 ]] );
 
-  for( localIndex a=0; a<numberOfPoints; ++a )
+  for( localIndex a=0; a<numberOfPoints; )
   {
-    LvArray::tensorOps::copy< 3 >( current, next );
-    LvArray::tensorOps::copy< 3 >( next, points[ pointsIndices[ a ] ] );
+    LvArray::tensorOps::copy< 3 >( current, points[ pointsIndices[ a++ ]] );
+    LvArray::tensorOps::scaledAdd<3>(current, origin, -1.);
+    LvArray::tensorOps::copy< 3 >( next, points[ pointsIndices[ a % numberOfPoints ] ] );
+    LvArray::tensorOps::scaledAdd<3>(next, origin, -1.);
 
     LvArray::tensorOps::crossProduct( crossProduct, current, next );
 
@@ -262,6 +265,7 @@ real64 centroid_3DPolygon( arraySlice1d< localIndex const > const pointsIndices,
 
   area = LvArray::tensorOps::l2Norm< 3 >( normal );
   LvArray::tensorOps::scale< 3 >( center, 1.0 / numberOfPoints );
+  LvArray::tensorOps::scaledAdd< 3 >( center, origin, 1. );
 
   if( area > areaTolerance )
   {