diff --git a/framework/src/mesh/MooseMesh.C b/framework/src/mesh/MooseMesh.C
index e1a34c0323a5..e13c0a22d110 100644
--- a/framework/src/mesh/MooseMesh.C
+++ b/framework/src/mesh/MooseMesh.C
@@ -1237,6 +1237,7 @@ MooseMesh::cacheInfo()
   _neighbor_subdomain_boundary_ids.clear();
   _block_node_list.clear();
   _higher_d_elem_side_to_lower_d_elem.clear();
+  _lower_d_elem_to_higher_d_elem_side.clear();
 
   // TODO: Thread this!
   for (const auto & elem : getMesh().element_ptr_range())
@@ -1255,6 +1256,8 @@ MooseMesh::cacheInfo()
         auto pair = std::make_pair(ip_elem, ip_side);
         _higher_d_elem_side_to_lower_d_elem.insert(
             std::pair<std::pair<const Elem *, unsigned short int>, const Elem *>(pair, elem));
+        _lower_d_elem_to_higher_d_elem_side.insert(
+            std::pair<const Elem *, unsigned short int>(elem, ip_side));
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/test/src/userobjects/LowerDIntegralSideUserObject.C b/test/src/userobjects/LowerDIntegralSideUserObject.C
index 251f0722f489..a3a75383bf51 100644
--- a/test/src/userobjects/LowerDIntegralSideUserObject.C
+++ b/test/src/userobjects/LowerDIntegralSideUserObject.C
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ LowerDIntegralSideUserObject::execute()
       upwind_elem ? _fe_problem.mesh().getLowerDElem(_current_elem, _current_side)
                   : _fe_problem.mesh().getLowerDElem(neighbor,
                                                      neighbor->which_neighbor_am_i(_current_elem));
+  if (!current_lower_d_elem)
+    mooseError("Cannot find lower-d element");
+  if (_mesh.getHigherDSide(current_lower_d_elem) == libMesh::invalid_uint)
+    mooseError("Error in getting side id of a lower-d element with respect to higher-d element");
   _fe_problem.reinitLowerDElem(current_lower_d_elem, _tid);
   for (unsigned int qp = 0; qp < _qrule->n_points(); ++qp)
   {
@@ -62,4 +66,5 @@ LowerDIntegralSideUserObject::threadJoin(const UserObject & y)
 void
 LowerDIntegralSideUserObject::finalize()
 {
+  gatherSum(_integral_value);
 }
diff --git a/test/tests/userobjects/side_uo_with_lowerd_use/side-uo-with-lower-d-use.i b/test/tests/userobjects/side_uo_with_lowerd_use/side-uo-with-lower-d-use.i
index be907eef57b2..02a2d7fd2c37 100644
--- a/test/tests/userobjects/side_uo_with_lowerd_use/side-uo-with-lower-d-use.i
+++ b/test/tests/userobjects/side_uo_with_lowerd_use/side-uo-with-lower-d-use.i
@@ -74,6 +74,12 @@
     value = '1'
     block = '1 2 3 4'
   []
+  [time]
+    type = CoefTimeDerivative
+    variable = u
+    block = '1 2 3 4'
+    Coefficient = 1
+  []
 []
 
 [DGKernels]
@@ -119,8 +125,18 @@
   []
 []
 
+[Postprocessors]
+  [unorm]
+    type = ElementL2Norm
+    variable = u
+    block = '1 2 3 4'
+  []
+[]
+
 [Executioner]
-  type = Steady
+  type = Transient
+  nl_abs_tol = 1e-12
+  num_steps = 8
   solve_type = 'NEWTON'
   petsc_options_iname = '-pc_type -snes_linesearch_type -pc_factor_mat_solver_type'
   petsc_options_value = 'lu       basic                 mumps'