diff --git a/src/geode/model/helpers/component_mesh_edges.cpp b/src/geode/model/helpers/component_mesh_edges.cpp
index f91a60574..3dbb90957 100644
--- a/src/geode/model/helpers/component_mesh_edges.cpp
+++ b/src/geode/model/helpers/component_mesh_edges.cpp
@@ -161,11 +161,19 @@ namespace geode
                 const auto& mesh = surface.mesh();
                 for( const auto& pair : surface_pair.second )
                 {
-                    for( auto& polygon_vertex :
-                        mesh.polygons_from_edge_vertices( pair ) )
+                    if( auto edge = mesh.polygon_edge_from_vertices(
+                            pair[0], pair[1] ) )
+
+                    {
+                        edges[surface.id()].emplace_back(
+                            std::move( edge.value() ) );
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    if( auto edge = mesh.polygon_edge_from_vertices(
+                            pair[1], pair[0] ) )
                     {
                         edges[surface.id()].emplace_back(
-                            std::move( polygon_vertex ) );
+                            std::move( edge.value() ) );
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/geode/model/helpers/detail/split_along_surface_mesh_borders.cpp b/src/geode/model/helpers/detail/split_along_surface_mesh_borders.cpp
index eb05be8d9..cf19357ae 100644
--- a/src/geode/model/helpers/detail/split_along_surface_mesh_borders.cpp
+++ b/src/geode/model/helpers/detail/split_along_surface_mesh_borders.cpp
@@ -219,7 +219,25 @@ namespace geode
                         }
                         for( auto& edge : it->second )
                         {
-                            edges.emplace_back( std::move( edge ) );
+                            const auto& surface_mesh = surface.mesh();
+                            const auto& edge_vertices =
+                                surface_mesh.polygon_edge_vertices( edge );
+                            edges.emplace_back(
+                                surface_mesh
+                                    .polygon_edge_from_vertices(
+                                        edge_vertices[0], edge_vertices[1] )
+                                    .value() );
+                            if( surface_mesh
+                                    .polygon_edge_from_vertices(
+                                        edge_vertices[1], edge_vertices[0] )
+                                    .has_value() )
+                            {
+                                edges.emplace_back(
+                                    surface_mesh
+                                        .polygon_edge_from_vertices(
+                                            edge_vertices[1], edge_vertices[0] )
+                                        .value() );
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                 }