diff --git a/FerramAerospaceResearch/FARAeroComponents/ModularFlightIntegratorRegisterer.cs b/FerramAerospaceResearch/FARAeroComponents/ModularFlightIntegratorRegisterer.cs
index 598ca6e5..44e89c4d 100644
--- a/FerramAerospaceResearch/FARAeroComponents/ModularFlightIntegratorRegisterer.cs
+++ b/FerramAerospaceResearch/FARAeroComponents/ModularFlightIntegratorRegisterer.cs
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ private static void UpdateThermodynamicsPre(ModularFlightIntegrator fi)
                 if (aeroModule is null)
                     continue;
 
-                // make sure drag cube areas are correct based on voxelization
-                if (voxelizationCompleted)
+                if (voxelizationCompleted && !FARSettings.ExposedAreaUsesKSPHack)
                 {
+                    // make sure drag cube areas are correct based on voxelization
                     if (!part.DragCubes.None && aeroModule)
                         for (int j = 0; j < 6; j++)
                             part.DragCubes.AreaOccluded[FARAeroPartModule.ProjectedArea.FaceMap[j]] =