diff --git a/src/placement_finder.cpp b/src/placement_finder.cpp
index 0d91f81c2..fe11dfc24 100644
--- a/src/placement_finder.cpp
+++ b/src/placement_finder.cpp
@@ -432,7 +432,11 @@ void placement_finder<DetectorT>::find_point_placement(double label_x, double la
                    current_placement->center.y - dy - ci.ymax);
 
             // if there is an overlap with existing envelopes, then exit - no placement
-            if (!detector_.extent().intersects(e) || (!p.allow_overlap && !detector_.has_point_placement(e, pi.get_actual_minimum_distance()))) {
+
+            if (!detector_.extent().intersects(e) ||
+                (!p.allow_overlap &&
+                 !detector_.has_point_placement(e, pi.get_actual_minimum_distance())))                
+            {              
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -886,7 +890,10 @@ bool placement_finder<DetectorT>::test_placement(const std::auto_ptr<text_path>
                             y - (cwidth*sina + ci.height()*cosa));
 
         if (!detector_.extent().intersects(e) ||
-            !detector_.has_placement(e, info_.get_string(), pi.get_actual_minimum_distance()))
+            (!p.allow_overlap &&
+             !detector_.has_placement(e, info_.get_string(), pi.get_actual_minimum_distance())
+            )
+           )
         {
             //std::clog << "No Intersects:" << !dimensions_.intersects(e) << ": " << e << " @ " << dimensions_ << std::endl;
             //std::clog << "No Placements:" << !detector_.has_placement(e, info.get_string(), p.minimum_distance) << std::endl;