diff --git a/tests/regression_tests/dagmc/universes/inputs_true.dat b/tests/regression_tests/dagmc/universes/inputs_true.dat
index fdc8b07bc..e235c06a8 100644
--- a/tests/regression_tests/dagmc/universes/inputs_true.dat
+++ b/tests/regression_tests/dagmc/universes/inputs_true.dat
@@ -1,13 +1,21 @@
 <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
 <geometry>
-  <cell fill="9" id="13" region="9 -10 11 -12 13 -14" universe="10" />
+  <cell fill="10" id="13" region="9 -10 11 -12 13 -14" universe="11" />
   <dagmc_universe auto_geom_ids="true" filename="dagmc.h5m" id="9" name="" />
+  <lattice id="10">
+    <pitch>24.0 24.0</pitch>
+    <dimension>2 2</dimension>
+    <lower_left>-24.0 -24.0</lower_left>
+    <universes>
+9 9 
+9 9 </universes>
+  </lattice>
   <surface boundary="reflective" coeffs="-24.0" id="9" name="left" type="x-plane" />
   <surface boundary="reflective" coeffs="24.0" id="10" name="right" type="x-plane" />
   <surface boundary="reflective" coeffs="-24.0" id="11" name="front" type="y-plane" />
   <surface boundary="reflective" coeffs="24.0" id="12" name="back" type="y-plane" />
-  <surface boundary="vacuum" coeffs="-20.0" id="13" name="bottom" type="z-plane" />
-  <surface boundary="vacuum" coeffs="20.0" id="14" name="top" type="z-plane" />
+  <surface boundary="reflective" coeffs="-10.0" id="13" name="bottom" type="z-plane" />
+  <surface boundary="reflective" coeffs="10.0" id="14" name="top" type="z-plane" />
 </geometry>
 <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
 <materials>
diff --git a/tests/regression_tests/dagmc/universes/results_true.dat b/tests/regression_tests/dagmc/universes/results_true.dat
index c9e1bc8fa..0dc1789d4 100644
--- a/tests/regression_tests/dagmc/universes/results_true.dat
+++ b/tests/regression_tests/dagmc/universes/results_true.dat
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 k-combined:
-7.687742E-01 3.415061E-02
+9.436168E-01 2.905559E-02
diff --git a/tests/regression_tests/dagmc/universes/test.py b/tests/regression_tests/dagmc/universes/test.py
index 1458462c4..01963986c 100644
--- a/tests/regression_tests/dagmc/universes/test.py
+++ b/tests/regression_tests/dagmc/universes/test.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import numpy as np
+
 import openmc
 import openmc.lib
 
@@ -44,16 +46,23 @@ class DAGMCUniverseTest(PyAPITestHarness):
         # create the DAGMC universe
         pincell_univ = openmc.DAGMCUniverse(filename='dagmc.h5m', auto_geom_ids=True)
 
-        left = openmc.XPlane(x0=-24.0, name='left', boundary_type='reflective')
-        right = openmc.XPlane(x0=24.0, name='right', boundary_type='reflective')
-        front = openmc.YPlane(y0=-24.0, name='front', boundary_type='reflective')
-        back = openmc.YPlane(y0=24.0, name='back', boundary_type='reflective')
-        bottom = openmc.ZPlane(z0=-20.0, name='bottom', boundary_type='vacuum')
-        top = openmc.ZPlane(z0=20.0, name='top', boundary_type='vacuum')
+        # create a 2 x 2 lattice using the DAGMC pincell
+        pitch = np.asarray((24.0, 24.0))
+        lattice = openmc.RectLattice()
+        lattice.pitch = pitch
+        lattice.universes = [[pincell_univ] * 2] * 2
+        lattice.lower_left = -pitch
 
-        box = +left & -right & +front & -back & +bottom & -top
+        left = openmc.XPlane(x0=-pitch[0], name='left', boundary_type='reflective')
+        right = openmc.XPlane(x0=pitch[0], name='right', boundary_type='reflective')
+        front = openmc.YPlane(y0=-pitch[1], name='front', boundary_type='reflective')
+        back = openmc.YPlane(y0=pitch[1], name='back', boundary_type='reflective')
+        # clip the DAGMC geometry at +/- 10 cm w/ CSG planes
+        bottom = openmc.ZPlane(z0=-10.0, name='bottom', boundary_type='reflective')
+        top = openmc.ZPlane(z0=10.0, name='top', boundary_type='reflective')
 
-        bounding_cell = openmc.Cell(fill=pincell_univ, region=box)
+        bounding_region = +left & -right & +front & -back & +bottom & -top
+        bounding_cell = openmc.Cell(fill=lattice, region=bounding_region)
 
         model.geometry = openmc.Geometry([bounding_cell])