diff --git a/dumux/discretization/rotationsymmetricscv.hh b/dumux/discretization/rotationsymmetricscv.hh
index 0870dc6445d0691687729e7cd7864b87dd6eb7c0..4bb912b8e37fb4fb7b33580bdb91e1e274775bbc 100644
--- a/dumux/discretization/rotationsymmetricscv.hh
+++ b/dumux/discretization/rotationsymmetricscv.hh
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public:
     //! The volume of the sub control volume (Guldinus theorem)
     Scalar volume() const
     {
-        const auto radius = this->center()[1];
+        const auto radius = this->center()[0];
         return SubControlVolume::volume()*2.0*M_PI*radius;
     }
 };
diff --git a/dumux/discretization/rotationsymmetricscvf.hh b/dumux/discretization/rotationsymmetricscvf.hh
index 5075fedf5dc41cdd1baf18fcabf276860c1b3d51..97e9840840ad589ed8ad73bf2a5ae687fddaa1e9 100644
--- a/dumux/discretization/rotationsymmetricscvf.hh
+++ b/dumux/discretization/rotationsymmetricscvf.hh
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public:
     //! The area of the sub control volume face (Guldinus theorem)
     Scalar area() const
     {
-        const auto radius = this->center()[1];
+        const auto radius = this->center()[0];
         return SubControlVolumeFace::area()*2.0*M_PI*radius;
     }
 };
diff --git a/test/discretization/rotationsymmetry/test_rotationsymmetric_gridgeometry.cc b/test/discretization/rotationsymmetry/test_rotationsymmetric_gridgeometry.cc
index b400bd8ec3197ffbe25eb9fde86ed845f8e03b84..e2ad89d1bbe23e938b8d5a20b2e22ed385a517be 100644
--- a/test/discretization/rotationsymmetry/test_rotationsymmetric_gridgeometry.cc
+++ b/test/discretization/rotationsymmetry/test_rotationsymmetric_gridgeometry.cc
@@ -140,8 +140,9 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[]) try
         // make a grid
         const double innerRadius = 0.1;
         const double outerRadius = 1.0;
-        GlobalPosition lower({innerRadius, innerRadius});
-        GlobalPosition upper({outerRadius, outerRadius});
+        const double height = 0.5;
+        GlobalPosition lower({innerRadius, 0});
+        GlobalPosition upper({outerRadius, height});
         std::array<unsigned int, Grid::dimension> els({20, 20});
         std::shared_ptr<Grid> grid = Dune::StructuredGridFactory<Grid>::createCubeGrid(lower, upper, els);
 
@@ -152,9 +153,9 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[]) try
 
         // compute the annulus area and the surface
         const auto centroidRadius = 0.5*(innerRadius + outerRadius);
-        const auto side = (outerRadius - innerRadius);
-        const double refVolume = side*side*2.0*M_PI*centroidRadius;
-        const double refSurface = 4.0*side*2.0*M_PI*centroidRadius;
+        const auto width = (outerRadius - innerRadius);
+        const double refVolume = height*width*2.0*M_PI*centroidRadius;
+        const double refSurface = (2.0*height + 2.0*width)*2.0*M_PI*centroidRadius;
         runTest(gg, refVolume, refSurface);
 
         std::cout << "Successfully tested toroid policy." << std::endl;
@@ -170,9 +171,11 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[]) try
 
         // make a grid
         const double innerRadius = 0.0;
-        const double outerRadius = 1.0;
-        GlobalPosition lower({innerRadius, innerRadius});
-        GlobalPosition upper({outerRadius, outerRadius});
+        const double outerRadius = 1.1;
+        const double minY = -0.25;
+        const double height = 0.5;
+        GlobalPosition lower({innerRadius, minY});
+        GlobalPosition upper({outerRadius, minY+height});
         std::array<unsigned int, Grid::dimension> els({20, 20});
         std::shared_ptr<Grid> grid = Dune::StructuredGridFactory<Grid>::createCubeGrid(lower, upper, els);
 
@@ -182,8 +185,8 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[]) try
         gg.update();
 
         // compute the annulus area and the surface
-        const double refVolume = outerRadius*M_PI*outerRadius*outerRadius;
-        const double refSurface = 2.0*M_PI*outerRadius + 2.0*M_PI*outerRadius*outerRadius;
+        const double refVolume = height*M_PI*outerRadius*outerRadius;
+        const double refSurface = 2.0*M_PI*outerRadius*height + 2.0*M_PI*outerRadius*outerRadius;
         runTest(gg, refVolume, refSurface);
 
         std::cout << "Successfully tested toroid policy for perfect cylinder." << std::endl;