diff --git a/pygeo/parameterization/DVGeoMulti.py b/pygeo/parameterization/DVGeoMulti.py
index d2c9cec0..eeec1d16 100644
--- a/pygeo/parameterization/DVGeoMulti.py
+++ b/pygeo/parameterization/DVGeoMulti.py
@@ -979,6 +979,9 @@ def __init__(
         # same communicator with DVGeo
         self.comm = DVGeo.comm
 
+        # define epsilon as a small value to prevent division by zero in the inverse distance computation
+        self.eps = 1e-20
+
         # counter for outputting curves etc at each update
         self.counter = 0
 
@@ -1451,9 +1454,6 @@ def update(self, ptSetName, delta):
                 print("The intersection topology has changed. The intersection will not be updated.")
             return delta
 
-        # Define an epsilon to avoid dividing by zero later on
-        eps = 1e-50
-
         # Get the two end points for the line elements
         r0 = coor[conn[:, 0]]
         r1 = coor[conn[:, 1]]
@@ -1506,10 +1506,11 @@ def update(self, ptSetName, delta):
             sc = np.sqrt(c)
 
             # Compute denominators for the integral evaluations
-            # Add an epsilon so that these terms never become zero
-            # disc <= 0, sabc and sc >= 0, therefore the den1 and den2 should be <=0
-            den1 = disc * sabc - eps
-            den2 = disc * sc - eps
+            # We clip these values so that they are at max -eps to prevent them from getting a value of zero.
+            # disc <= 0, sabc and sc >= 0, therefore the den1 and den2 should be <=0.
+            # The clipping forces these terms to be <= -eps
+            den1 = np.minimum(disc * sabc, -self.eps)
+            den2 = np.minimum(disc * sc, -self.eps)
 
             # integral evaluations
             eval1 = (-2 * (2 * a + b) / den1 + 2 * b / den2) * length
@@ -1549,9 +1550,6 @@ def sens(self, dIdPt, ptSetName, comm):
         # bar connectivity for the remeshed elements
         conn = self.seamConn
 
-        # Define an epsilon to avoid dividing by zero later on
-        eps = 1e-50
-
         # Get the two end points for the line elements
         r0 = coor[conn[:, 0]]
         r1 = coor[conn[:, 1]]
@@ -1598,8 +1596,8 @@ def sens(self, dIdPt, ptSetName, comm):
             sc = np.sqrt(c)
 
             # Compute denominators for the integral evaluations
-            den1 = disc * sabc - eps
-            den2 = disc * sc - eps
+            den1 = np.minimum(disc * sabc, -self.eps)
+            den2 = np.minimum(disc * sc, -self.eps)
 
             # integral evaluations
             eval1 = (-2 * (2 * a + b) / den1 + 2 * b / den2) * length
diff --git a/tests/reg_tests/ref/test_DVGeometryMulti.ref b/tests/reg_tests/ref/test_DVGeometryMulti.ref
index 57901797..d97797b7 100644
--- a/tests/reg_tests/ref/test_DVGeometryMulti.ref
+++ b/tests/reg_tests/ref/test_DVGeometryMulti.ref
@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@
                     0.5000000000000001
                 ],
                 [
-                    0.7558449428676686,
-                    -0.24394738447815498,
-                    0.5999996601638932
+                    0.7558449426479021,
+                    -0.2439473847057298,
+                    0.5999997165630315
                 ],
                 [
-                    0.256052615521845,
-                    -0.2558449428676688,
-                    0.5999996601638931
+                    0.2560526152942702,
+                    -0.2558449426479023,
+                    0.5999997165630314
                 ],
                 [
                     0.244155058456546,
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@
                     0.49999999999999994
                 ],
                 [
-                    0.24708302434712967,
-                    0.11366224292977958,
-                    0.5099995525452042
+                    0.24708313975314067,
+                    0.1136576670970726,
+                    0.5099996220283098
                 ],
                 [
                     0.4991275125824375,
@@ -83,14 +83,14 @@
                     0.5
                 ],
                 [
-                    0.5033972433771731,
-                    0.2501558793802895,
-                    0.39999967796693864
+                    0.5034043514208585,
+                    0.2501560711472582,
+                    0.399999734349053
                 ],
                 [
-                    0.7439510846445981,
-                    0.2556895615629042,
-                    0.599999995198642
+                    0.7439510052288243,
+                    0.25569291087605306,
+                    0.6000000785150911
                 ],
                 [
                     0.4940512221529827,
@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@
                     0.6
                 ],
                 [
-                    0.5058601713172411,
-                    -0.2498982730316979,
-                    0.5999996580987095
+                    0.5058672786729258,
+                    -0.24989810383051725,
+                    0.5999997144892112
                 ],
                 [
                     0.24999999999999997,
diff --git a/tests/reg_tests/test_DVGeometryMulti.py b/tests/reg_tests/test_DVGeometryMulti.py
index 7b6a9120..4ff0b851 100644
--- a/tests/reg_tests/test_DVGeometryMulti.py
+++ b/tests/reg_tests/test_DVGeometryMulti.py
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
 class TestDVGeoMulti(unittest.TestCase):
     N_PROCS = 1
 
+    def train_boxes(self, train=True):
+        self.test_boxes(train=train)
+
     def test_boxes(self, train=False):
         # box1 and box2 intersect
         # box3 does not intersect anything