diff --git a/src/Geometry/localgeometry.jl b/src/Geometry/localgeometry.jl
index 98010215c6..2196f749ea 100644
--- a/src/Geometry/localgeometry.jl
+++ b/src/Geometry/localgeometry.jl
@@ -21,21 +21,25 @@ struct LocalGeometry{I, C <: AbstractPoint, FT, S}
     gⁱʲ::Axis2Tensor{FT, Tuple{ContravariantAxis{I}, ContravariantAxis{I}}, S}
     "Covariant metric tensor (gᵢⱼ), transforms contravariant to covariant vector components"
     gᵢⱼ::Axis2Tensor{FT, Tuple{CovariantAxis{I}, CovariantAxis{I}}, S}
+    @inline function LocalGeometry(coordinates, J, WJ, ∂x∂ξ)
+        ∂ξ∂x = inv(∂x∂ξ)
+        Jinv = inv(J)
+        if iszero(J) || iszero(Jinv)
+            error("oops")
+        end
+        return new(
+            coordinates,
+            J,
+            WJ,
+            Jinv,
+            ∂x∂ξ,
+            ∂ξ∂x,
+            ∂ξ∂x * ∂ξ∂x',
+            ∂x∂ξ' * ∂x∂ξ,
+        )
+    end
 end
 
-@inline function LocalGeometry(coordinates, J, WJ, ∂x∂ξ)
-    ∂ξ∂x = inv(∂x∂ξ)
-    return LocalGeometry(
-        coordinates,
-        J,
-        WJ,
-        inv(J),
-        ∂x∂ξ,
-        ∂ξ∂x,
-        ∂ξ∂x * ∂ξ∂x',
-        ∂x∂ξ' * ∂x∂ξ,
-    )
-end
 
 """
     SurfaceGeometry