diff --git a/StRoot/StFcsClusterMaker/StFcsClusterMaker.cxx b/StRoot/StFcsClusterMaker/StFcsClusterMaker.cxx
index 050df3cfbe6..6a92d4d5acf 100644
--- a/StRoot/StFcsClusterMaker/StFcsClusterMaker.cxx
+++ b/StRoot/StFcsClusterMaker/StFcsClusterMaker.cxx
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ float StFcsClusterMaker::isNeighbor(StFcsHit* hit, StFcsCluster* clu){
 	if(ehp==1) thr=mNeighborDistance_Hcal;
 	float d = distance(hit,h);
 	float e = h->energy();
-	if(d < thr) ne=e;
+	if(d < thr && e>ne) ne=e;
     }
     return ne;
 }