diff --git a/src/secondary_correlated.cpp b/src/secondary_correlated.cpp
index 8e0f23d520..476d783609 100644
--- a/src/secondary_correlated.cpp
+++ b/src/secondary_correlated.cpp
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ void CorrelatedAngleEnergy::sample(double E_in, double& E_out, double& mu,
   }
 
   // Find correlated angular distribution for closest outgoing energy bin
-  if (r1 - c_k < c_k1 - r1) {
+  if (r1 - c_k < c_k1 - r1 || distribution_[l].interpolation == Interpolation::histogram) {
     mu = distribution_[l].angle[k]->sample(seed);
   } else {
     mu = distribution_[l].angle[k + 1]->sample(seed);