diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/AABox.cpp b/libraries/shared/src/AABox.cpp
index 4a74fb4033..89d5ce709d 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/AABox.cpp
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/AABox.cpp
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ glm::vec3 AABox::getClosestPointOnFace(const glm::vec3& point, BoxFace face) con
 
         case MIN_Z_FACE:
             return glm::clamp(point, glm::vec3(_corner.x, _corner.y, _corner.z),
-                glm::vec3(_corner.x + _scale.z, _corner.y + _scale.y, _corner.z));
+                glm::vec3(_corner.x + _scale.x, _corner.y + _scale.y, _corner.z));
 
         default: //quiet windows warnings
         case MAX_Z_FACE:
diff --git a/tests/shared/src/AABoxTests.cpp b/tests/shared/src/AABoxTests.cpp
index b9ab95bb09..2e9dfab497 100644
--- a/tests/shared/src/AABoxTests.cpp
+++ b/tests/shared/src/AABoxTests.cpp
@@ -169,3 +169,17 @@ void AABoxTests::testScale() {
     box3 += glm::vec3(-1.0f, -1.0f, -1.0f);
     QCOMPARE(box3.contains(glm::vec3(0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f)), true);
 }
+
+void AABoxTests::testFindSpherePenetration() {
+    vec3 searchPosition(-0.0141186f, 0.0640736f, -0.116081f);
+    float searchRadius = 0.5f;
+
+    vec3 boxMin(-0.800014f, -0.450025f, -0.00503815f);
+    vec3 boxDim(1.60003f, 0.900049f, 0.0100763f);
+    AABox testBox(boxMin, boxDim);
+
+    vec3 penetration;
+    bool hit = testBox.findSpherePenetration(searchPosition, searchRadius, penetration);
+    QCOMPARE(hit, true);
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/shared/src/AABoxTests.h b/tests/shared/src/AABoxTests.h
index c777f8e94f..605db7d3ca 100644
--- a/tests/shared/src/AABoxTests.h
+++ b/tests/shared/src/AABoxTests.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ private slots:
     void testContainsPoint();
     void testTouchesSphere();
     void testScale();
+    void testFindSpherePenetration();
 };
 
 #endif // hifi_AABoxTests_h