diff --git a/source/ModflowRectangularGrid.f90 b/source/ModflowRectangularGrid.f90
index 7d87e80..d8ff4b1 100644
--- a/source/ModflowRectangularGrid.f90
+++ b/source/ModflowRectangularGrid.f90
@@ -109,10 +109,10 @@ subroutine ComputeFaceAssignments(this)
               rx = 1.0
           else if(abs(rx - 2.0) .le. tol) then
               rx = 2.0
-          else
-              ! exit with error message that this grid is not consistent with a 
-              ! smoothed quad grid.
-              call ustop('Invalid grid spacing structure. stop.')
+!!          else
+!!              ! exit with error message that this grid is not consistent with a 
+!!              ! smoothed quad grid.
+!!              call ustop('Invalid grid spacing structure. stop.')
           end if
           ry = this%DelY(conn) / this%DelY(n)
           if(abs(ry - 0.5) .le. tol) then
@@ -121,10 +121,10 @@ subroutine ComputeFaceAssignments(this)
               ry = 1.0
           else if(abs(ry - 2.0) .le. tol) then
               ry = 2.0
-          else
-              ! exit with error message that this grid is not consistent with a 
-              ! smoothed quad grid.
-              call ustop('Invalid grid spacing structure. stop.')
+!!          else
+!!              ! exit with error message that this grid is not consistent with a 
+!!              ! smoothed quad grid.
+!!              call ustop('Invalid grid spacing structure. stop.')
           end if
           
           ! Assign face connections
@@ -141,8 +141,13 @@ subroutine ComputeFaceAssignments(this)
                   else if((this%CellY(conn) .lt. this%CellY(n)) .and. (this%CellX(conn) .gt. this%CellX(n))) then
                       m = m + 404
                   end if
-              else if((rx .ge. 1.0) .and. (ry .ge. 1.0)) then
-                  m = m + 101
+!!              else if((rx .ge. 1.0) .and. (ry .ge. 1.0)) then
+              else if(((rx .eq. 1.0) .or. (rx .eq. 2.0)) .and. (rx .eq. ry)) then
+                  m = m + 101
+              else
+                  ! exit with error message that this grid is not
+                  ! consistent with a smoothed quad grid.
+                  call ustop('Invalid grid spacing structure. stop.')
               end if
           else if(connLayer .lt. layer) then
               m = 60000
@@ -156,8 +161,13 @@ subroutine ComputeFaceAssignments(this)
                   else if((this%CellY(conn) .lt. this%CellY(n)) .and. (this%CellX(conn) .gt. this%CellX(n))) then
                       m = m + 404
                   end if                  
-              else if((rx .ge. 1.0) .and. (ry .ge. 1.0)) then
-                  m = m + 101
+!!              else if((rx .ge. 1.0) .and. (ry .ge. 1.0)) then
+              else if(((rx .eq. 1.0) .or. (rx .eq. 2.0)) .and. (rx .eq. ry)) then
+                  m = m + 101
+              else
+                  ! exit with error message that this grid is not
+                  ! consistent with a smoothed quad grid.
+                  call ustop('Invalid grid spacing structure. stop.')
               end if
           else
               if(abs(left - connRight) .le. tol) then
@@ -168,8 +178,13 @@ subroutine ComputeFaceAssignments(this)
                       else if(this%CellY(conn) .lt. this%CellY(n)) then
                           m = m + 202
                       end if
-                  else if(ry .ge. 1.0) then
-                      m = m + 101
+!!                  else if(ry .ge. 1.0) then
+                  else if((ry .eq. 1.0) .or. ((ry .eq. 2.0))) then
+                      m = m + 101
+                  else
+                      ! exit with error message that this grid is not
+                      ! consistent with a smoothed quad grid.
+                      call ustop('Invalid grid spacing structure. stop.')
                   end if
               else if(abs(right - connLeft) .le. tol) then
                   m = 20000
@@ -179,9 +194,14 @@ subroutine ComputeFaceAssignments(this)
                       else if(this%CellY(conn) .lt. this%CellY(n)) then
                           m = m + 202
                       end if
-                   else if(ry .ge. 1.0) then
-                      m = m + 101
-                 end if
+!!                   else if(ry .ge. 1.0) then
+                  else if((ry .eq. 1.0) .or. ((ry .eq. 2.0))) then
+                      m = m + 101
+                  else
+                      ! exit with error message that this grid is not
+                      ! consistent with a smoothed quad grid.
+                      call ustop('Invalid grid spacing structure. stop.')
+                  end if
               else if(abs(front - connBack) .le. tol) then
                   m = 30000
                   if(rx .le. 0.5) then
@@ -190,8 +210,13 @@ subroutine ComputeFaceAssignments(this)
                       else if(this%CellX(conn) .gt. this%CellX(n)) then
                           m = m + 202
                       end if
-                  else if(rx .ge. 1.0) then
-                      m = m + 101
+!!                  else if(rx .ge. 1.0) then
+                  else if((rx .eq. 1.0) .or. ((rx .eq. 2.0))) then
+                      m = m + 101
+                  else
+                      ! exit with error message that this grid is not
+                      ! consistent with a smoothed quad grid.
+                      call ustop('Invalid grid spacing structure. stop.')
                   end if
               else if(abs(back - connFront) .le. tol) then
                   m = 40000
@@ -201,8 +226,13 @@ subroutine ComputeFaceAssignments(this)
                       else if(this%CellX(conn) .gt. this%CellX(n)) then
                           m = m + 202
                       end if                      
-                  else if(rx .ge. 1.0) then
-                      m = m + 101
+!!                  else if(rx .ge. 1.0) then
+                  else if((rx .eq. 1.0) .or. ((rx .eq. 2.0))) then
+                      m = m + 101
+                  else
+                      ! exit with error message that this grid is not
+                      ! consistent with a smoothed quad grid.
+                      call ustop('Invalid grid spacing structure. stop.')
                   end if
               end if
           end if