diff --git a/dumux/material/spatialparams/fvelastic.hh b/dumux/material/spatialparams/fvelastic.hh
index 7cf6fba0a753c40de4e4ce52eecfe2b33eecd76a..ad5cb506052076df36606bf2879045aef2f98236 100644
--- a/dumux/material/spatialparams/fvelastic.hh
+++ b/dumux/material/spatialparams/fvelastic.hh
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public:
         "                                      const ElemVolVars& elemVolVars,\n"
         "                                      const FluxVarsCache& fluxVarsCache) const\n\n");
 
-        return asImp_().lameParamsAtPos(element.geometry().center());
+        return asImp_().lameParamsAtPos(fluxVarsCache.ipGlobal());
     }
 
     //! The finite volume grid geometry