diff --git a/include/interfacekernels/ThermalContactCondition.h b/include/interfacekernels/ThermalContactCondition.h
index ffb1c51b..b077ad40 100644
--- a/include/interfacekernels/ThermalContactCondition.h
+++ b/include/interfacekernels/ThermalContactCondition.h
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ class ThermalContactCondition : public ADInterfaceKernel
   /// The electrostatic potential value associated with the primary side of the interface
   const ADVariableValue & _potential_primary;
 
+  // The electrostatic potential variable associated with the secondary side of the interface
+  const MooseVariable * _secondary_potential_var;
+
   /// The electrostatic potential value associated with the secondary side of the interface
   const ADVariableValue & _potential_secondary;
 
diff --git a/src/interfacekernels/ThermalContactCondition.C b/src/interfacekernels/ThermalContactCondition.C
index 2164f594..3e48c822 100644
--- a/src/interfacekernels/ThermalContactCondition.C
+++ b/src/interfacekernels/ThermalContactCondition.C
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ ThermalContactCondition::validParams()
                         "User-provided thermal contact conductance coefficient.");
   params.addParam<Real>("user_electrical_contact_conductance",
                         "User-provided electrical contact conductance coefficient.");
-  params.addRequiredCoupledVar("primary_potential", "Electrostatic potential on the primary block.");
+  params.addRequiredCoupledVar("primary_potential",
+                               "Electrostatic potential on the primary block.");
   params.addRequiredCoupledVar("secondary_potential",
                                "Electrostatic potential on the secondary block.");
   params.addParam<Real>("splitting_factor", 0.5, "Splitting factor of the Joule heating source.");
@@ -47,7 +48,8 @@ ThermalContactCondition::ThermalContactCondition(const InputParameters & paramet
     _thermal_conductivity_primary(getADMaterialProperty<Real>("primary_thermal_conductivity")),
     _thermal_conductivity_secondary(
         getNeighborADMaterialProperty<Real>("secondary_thermal_conductivity")),
-    _electrical_conductivity_primary(getADMaterialProperty<Real>("primary_electrical_conductivity")),
+    _electrical_conductivity_primary(
+        getADMaterialProperty<Real>("primary_electrical_conductivity")),
     _electrical_conductivity_secondary(
         getNeighborADMaterialProperty<Real>("secondary_electrical_conductivity")),
     _user_thermal_contact_conductance(isParamValid("user_thermal_contact_conductance")
@@ -57,7 +59,8 @@ ThermalContactCondition::ThermalContactCondition(const InputParameters & paramet
                                              ? getParam<Real>("user_electrical_contact_conductance")
                                              : _real_zero),
     _potential_primary(adCoupledValue("primary_potential")),
-    _potential_secondary(adCoupledValue("secondary_potential")),
+    _secondary_potential_var(getVar("secondary_potential", 0)),
+    _potential_secondary(_secondary_potential_var->adSlnNeighbor()),
     _splitting_factor(getParam<Real>("splitting_factor")),
     _mean_hardness(isParamValid("user_thermal_contact_conductance")
                        ? getGenericZeroMaterialProperty<Real, true>("mean_hardness")
@@ -83,14 +86,6 @@ ThermalContactCondition::computeQpResidual(Moose::DGResidualType type)
   ADReal thermal_contact_conductance = 0.0;
   ADReal electrical_contact_conductance = 0.0;
 
-  ADReal mean_thermal_conductivity =
-      2 * _thermal_conductivity_primary[_qp] * _thermal_conductivity_secondary[_qp] /
-      (_thermal_conductivity_primary[_qp] + _thermal_conductivity_secondary[_qp]);
-
-  ADReal mean_electrical_conductivity =
-      2 * _electrical_conductivity_primary[_qp] * _electrical_conductivity_secondary[_qp] /
-      (_electrical_conductivity_primary[_qp] + _electrical_conductivity_secondary[_qp]);
-
   if (_electrical_conductance_was_set && _thermal_conductance_was_set && !_mean_hardness_was_set)
   {
     thermal_contact_conductance = _user_thermal_contact_conductance;
@@ -99,6 +94,14 @@ ThermalContactCondition::computeQpResidual(Moose::DGResidualType type)
   else if (_mean_hardness_was_set && !_thermal_conductance_was_set &&
            !_electrical_conductance_was_set)
   {
+    ADReal mean_thermal_conductivity =
+        2 * _thermal_conductivity_primary[_qp] * _thermal_conductivity_secondary[_qp] /
+        (_thermal_conductivity_primary[_qp] + _thermal_conductivity_secondary[_qp]);
+
+    ADReal mean_electrical_conductivity =
+        2 * _electrical_conductivity_primary[_qp] * _electrical_conductivity_secondary[_qp] /
+        (_electrical_conductivity_primary[_qp] + _electrical_conductivity_secondary[_qp]);
+
     thermal_contact_conductance =
         _alpha_thermal * mean_thermal_conductivity *
         std::pow((_mechanical_pressure / _mean_hardness[_qp]), _beta_thermal);
@@ -119,19 +122,26 @@ ThermalContactCondition::computeQpResidual(Moose::DGResidualType type)
 
   ADReal potential_diff = _potential_primary[_qp] - _potential_secondary[_qp];
 
-  ADReal q_electric = electrical_contact_conductance * potential_diff * potential_diff;
+  ADReal q_electric_primary =
+      _splitting_factor * electrical_contact_conductance * potential_diff * potential_diff;
+
+  ADReal q_electric_secondary =
+      (1 - _splitting_factor) * electrical_contact_conductance * potential_diff * potential_diff;
 
   ADReal q_temperature = thermal_contact_conductance * (_u[_qp] - _neighbor_value[_qp]);
 
+  ADReal res = 0.0;
+
   switch (type)
   {
     case Moose::Element:
-      return (q_temperature - _splitting_factor * q_electric) * _test[_i][_qp];
+      res = (q_temperature - q_electric_primary) * _test[_i][_qp];
+      break;
 
     case Moose::Neighbor:
-      return -(q_temperature + (1 - _splitting_factor) * q_electric) * _test_neighbor[_i][_qp];
-
-    default:
-      return 0.0;
+      res = -(q_temperature + q_electric_secondary) * _test_neighbor[_i][_qp];
+      break;
   }
+
+  return res;
 }