diff --git a/src/Domain/Creators/Sphere.cpp b/src/Domain/Creators/Sphere.cpp
index a301dfdec0b31..5ded4bdcd91f2 100644
--- a/src/Domain/Creators/Sphere.cpp
+++ b/src/Domain/Creators/Sphere.cpp
@@ -392,7 +392,8 @@ Domain<3> Sphere::create_domain() const {
             block_id < num_blocks_per_shell_;
         // False if block_id is in the last shell
         const bool use_rigid_translation =
-            block_id + num_blocks_per_shell_ < num_blocks_;
+            block_id + num_blocks_per_shell_ + (fill_interior_ ? 1 : 0) <
+            num_blocks_;
         block_maps_grid_to_distorted[block_id] =
             hard_coded_options.grid_to_distorted_map(
                 include_distorted_map_in_first_shell);