diff --git a/src/laybasic/laybasic/laySnap.cc b/src/laybasic/laybasic/laySnap.cc
index 7088b5fe9..e53b25794 100644
--- a/src/laybasic/laybasic/laySnap.cc
+++ b/src/laybasic/laybasic/laySnap.cc
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ private:
       }
     }
 
-    if (! any_point) {
+    if (! any_point && ! m_projection_constraint) {
     
       //  no certain direction to look into:
       //  compute the projection of the point and if within a