diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 69a26f96..8957483b 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8.3.304
+8.3.305
diff --git a/extract/ExtCouple.c b/extract/ExtCouple.c
index e0be4e51..40c60840 100644
--- a/extract/ExtCouple.c
+++ b/extract/ExtCouple.c
@@ -1277,7 +1277,7 @@ extSideBottom(tpfar, bp)
 		    rnear = (NodeRegion *)extGetRegion(tptest);
 		    if ((rnear != (NodeRegion *)extUnInit) && (rnear != rinside))
 			break;
-		    p.p_y = TOP(tptest) - 1;
+		    p.p_y = TOP(tptest) + 1;
 		}
 		if (p.p_y > bp->b_segment.r_ybot)
 		    extSideCommon(rinside, rfar, tpnear, tpfar, overlap, sep);