diff --git a/HeartLibrary/src/main/java/jme3utilities/mesh/Octasphere.java b/HeartLibrary/src/main/java/jme3utilities/mesh/Octasphere.java
index 1d1aea0..89084ff 100644
--- a/HeartLibrary/src/main/java/jme3utilities/mesh/Octasphere.java
+++ b/HeartLibrary/src/main/java/jme3utilities/mesh/Octasphere.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- Copyright (c) 2020-2023, Stephen Gold
+ Copyright (c) 2020-2024 Stephen Gold
  All rights reserved.
 
  Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ public Octasphere(int numRefineSteps, float radius) {
         //
         assert locations.size() == uOverrides.size();
         midpointCache.clear();
-        assert faces.size() == 3 << (3 + 2 * numRefineSteps);
+        assert faces.size() == vpt << (3 + 2 * numRefineSteps);
 
         int numVertices = locations.size();
         int numFloats = numAxes * numVertices;