diff --git a/src/runner.c b/src/runner.c
index 9be0a9ee2ce23888d04346679ccb36fdc6f13a02..36074144e14ec31741ee5964d8e2b98c9673192b 100644
--- a/src/runner.c
+++ b/src/runner.c
@@ -1818,13 +1818,8 @@ void *runner_main(void *data) {
           break;
 
         case task_type_pair:
-          if (t->subtype == task_subtype_density) {
-#if defined(WITH_VECTORIZATION) && defined(GADGET2_SPH)
-            runner_dopair1_density_vec(r, ci, cj);
-#else
-            runner_dopair1_density(r, ci, cj);
-#endif
-          }
+          if (t->subtype == task_subtype_density)
+            runner_dopair1_branch_density(r, ci, cj);
 #ifdef EXTRA_HYDRO_LOOP
           else if (t->subtype == task_subtype_gradient)
             runner_dopair1_gradient(r, ci, cj);
diff --git a/src/runner_doiact.h b/src/runner_doiact.h
index f4513ca75b994c51a74011f0da4ee6863a625968..03fb0c07b70a98deda37f4f94a37d468240c94b4 100644
--- a/src/runner_doiact.h
+++ b/src/runner_doiact.h
@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@ void DOSELF_SUBSET(struct runner *r, struct cell *restrict ci,
  * @param ci The first #cell.
  * @param cj The second #cell.
  */
-void DOPAIR1(struct runner *r, struct cell *ci, struct cell *cj) {
+void DOPAIR1(struct runner *r, struct cell *ci, struct cell *cj, const int sid, const double *shift) {
 
   const struct engine *restrict e = r->e;
 
@@ -900,22 +900,6 @@ void DOPAIR1(struct runner *r, struct cell *ci, struct cell *cj) {
 
   TIMER_TIC;
 
-  /* Anything to do here? */
-  if (!cell_is_active(ci, e) && !cell_is_active(cj, e)) return;
-
-  if (!cell_are_part_drifted(ci, e) || !cell_are_part_drifted(cj, e))
-    error("Interacting undrifted cells.");
-
-  /* Get the sort ID. */
-  double shift[3] = {0.0, 0.0, 0.0};
-  const int sid = space_getsid(e->s, &ci, &cj, shift);
-
-  /* Have the cells been sorted? */
-  if (!(ci->sorted & (1 << sid)) || ci->dx_max_sort > space_maxreldx * ci->dmin)
-    runner_do_sort(r, ci, (1 << sid), 1);
-  if (!(cj->sorted & (1 << sid)) || cj->dx_max_sort > space_maxreldx * cj->dmin)
-    runner_do_sort(r, cj, (1 << sid), 1);
-
   /* Get the cutoff shift. */
   double rshift = 0.0;
   for (int k = 0; k < 3; k++) rshift += shift[k] * runner_shift[sid][k];
@@ -1116,6 +1100,49 @@ void DOPAIR1(struct runner *r, struct cell *ci, struct cell *cj) {
   TIMER_TOC(TIMER_DOPAIR);
 }
 
+/**     
+ * @brief Determine which version of DOPAIR1 needs to be called depending on the orientation of the cells or whether DOPAIR1 needs to be called at all.     
+ *
+ * @param r #runner
+ * @param ci #cell ci
+ * @param cj #cell cj
+ *
+ */
+void DOPAIR1_BRANCH(struct runner *r, struct cell *ci, struct cell *cj) {
+
+  const struct engine *restrict e = r->e;
+
+  /* Anything to do here? */
+  if (!cell_is_active(ci, e) && !cell_is_active(cj, e)) return;
+
+  /* Check that cells are drifted. */
+  if (!cell_are_part_drifted(ci, e) || !cell_are_part_drifted(cj, e))
+    error("Interacting undrifted cells.");
+  
+  /* Get the sort ID. */
+  double shift[3] = {0.0, 0.0, 0.0};
+  const int sid = space_getsid(e->s, &ci, &cj, shift);
+
+  /* Have the cells been sorted? */
+  if (!(ci->sorted & (1 << sid)) || ci->dx_max_sort > space_maxreldx * ci->dmin)
+    runner_do_sort(r, ci, (1 << sid), 1);
+  if (!(cj->sorted & (1 << sid)) || cj->dx_max_sort > space_maxreldx * cj->dmin)
+    runner_do_sort(r, cj, (1 << sid), 1);
+
+  /* Have the cells been sorted? */
+  if (!(ci->sorted & (1 << sid)) || !(cj->sorted & (1 << sid)))
+    error("Trying to interact unsorted cells.");
+
+#if defined(WITH_VECTORIZATION) && defined(GADGET2_SPH) && (DOPAIR1_BRANCH == runner_dopair1_density_branch)
+  if(!sort_is_corner(sid))
+    runner_dopair1_density_vec(r, ci, cj, sid, shift);
+  else
+    DOPAIR1(r, ci, cj, sid, shift);
+#else 
+  DOPAIR1(r, ci, cj, sid, shift);
+#endif
+}
+
 /**
  * @brief Compute the interactions between a cell pair (symmetric)
  *
@@ -2291,12 +2318,7 @@ void DOSUB_PAIR1(struct runner *r, struct cell *ci, struct cell *cj, int sid,
       runner_do_sort(r, cj, (1 << sid), 1);
 
 /* Compute the interactions. */
-#if (DOPAIR1 == runner_dopair1_density) && defined(WITH_VECTORIZATION) && \
-    defined(GADGET2_SPH)
-    runner_dopair1_density_vec(r, ci, cj);
-#else
-    DOPAIR1(r, ci, cj);
-#endif
+    DOPAIR1_BRANCH(r, ci, cj);
   }
 
   if (gettimer) TIMER_TOC(TIMER_DOSUB_PAIR);
diff --git a/src/runner_doiact_vec.c b/src/runner_doiact_vec.c
index a302817f7fec4089f1046eec5cf7ff09aadd25a6..84c9b3a4bae78d5b5592e54afd962d560bda7b0d 100644
--- a/src/runner_doiact_vec.c
+++ b/src/runner_doiact_vec.c
@@ -284,7 +284,8 @@ __attribute__((always_inline)) INLINE static void storeInteractions(
 __attribute__((always_inline)) INLINE static void populate_max_d_no_cache(
     const struct cell *ci, const struct cell *cj,
     const struct entry *restrict sort_i, const struct entry *restrict sort_j,
-    const float dx_max, const float rshift, float *max_di, float *max_dj,
+    const float dx_max, const float rshift, const double hi_max, const double hj_max, 
+    const double di_max, const double dj_min, float *max_di, float *max_dj,
     int *init_pi, int *init_pj, const struct engine *e) {
 
   struct part *restrict parts_i = ci->parts;
@@ -293,10 +294,6 @@ __attribute__((always_inline)) INLINE static void populate_max_d_no_cache(
 
   float h, d;
 
-  /* Get the distance of the last pi and the first pj on the sorted axis.*/
-  const float di_max = sort_i[ci->count - 1].d - rshift;
-  const float dj_min = sort_j[0].d;
-
   int first_pi = 0, last_pj = cj->count - 1;
 
   /* Find the first active particle in ci to interact with any particle in cj.
@@ -306,13 +303,13 @@ __attribute__((always_inline)) INLINE static void populate_max_d_no_cache(
   for (int k = ci->count - 1; k >= 0; k--) {
     p = &parts_i[sort_i[k].i];
     h = p->h;
-    d = sort_i[k].d + h * kernel_gamma + dx_max - rshift;
+    d = sort_i[k].d + dx_max;
 
-    max_di[k] = d;
+    max_di[k] = d + h * kernel_gamma - rshift;
 
     /* If the particle is out of range set the index to
      * the last active particle within range. */
-    if (d < dj_min) {
+    if (d + hi_max < dj_min) {
       first_pi = active_id;
       break;
     } else {
@@ -331,13 +328,14 @@ __attribute__((always_inline)) INLINE static void populate_max_d_no_cache(
   for (int k = 0; k < cj->count; k++) {
     p = &parts_j[sort_j[k].i];
     h = p->h;
-    d = sort_j[k].d - h * kernel_gamma - dx_max - rshift;
+    d = sort_j[k].d - dx_max;
 
-    max_dj[k] = d;
+    /*TODO: don't think rshift should be taken off here, waiting on Pedro. */
+    max_dj[k] = d - h * kernel_gamma - rshift;
 
     /* If the particle is out of range set the index to
      * the last active particle within range. */
-    if (d > di_max) {
+    if (d - hj_max > di_max) {
       last_pj = active_id;
       break;
     } else {
@@ -613,7 +611,7 @@ __attribute__((always_inline)) INLINE void runner_doself1_density_vec(
  * @param cj The second #cell.
  */
 void runner_dopair1_density_vec(struct runner *r, struct cell *ci,
-                                struct cell *cj) {
+                                struct cell *cj, const int sid, const double *shift) {
 
 #ifdef WITH_VECTORIZATION
   const struct engine *restrict e = r->e;
@@ -622,22 +620,6 @@ void runner_dopair1_density_vec(struct runner *r, struct cell *ci,
 
   TIMER_TIC;
 
-  /* Anything to do here? */
-  if (!cell_is_active(ci, e) && !cell_is_active(cj, e)) return;
-
-  if (!cell_are_part_drifted(ci, e) || !cell_are_part_drifted(cj, e))
-    error("Interacting undrifted cells.");
-
-  /* Get the sort ID. */
-  double shift[3] = {0.0, 0.0, 0.0};
-  const int sid = space_getsid(e->s, &ci, &cj, shift);
-
-  /* Have the cells been sorted? */
-  if (!(ci->sorted & (1 << sid)) || ci->dx_max_sort > space_maxreldx * ci->dmin)
-    runner_do_sort(r, ci, (1 << sid), 1);
-  if (!(cj->sorted & (1 << sid)) || cj->dx_max_sort > space_maxreldx * cj->dmin)
-    runner_do_sort(r, cj, (1 << sid), 1);
-
   /* Get the cutoff shift. */
   double rshift = 0.0;
   for (int k = 0; k < 3; k++) rshift += shift[k] * runner_shift[sid][k];
@@ -726,8 +708,8 @@ void runner_dopair1_density_vec(struct runner *r, struct cell *ci,
   /* Find particles maximum distance into cj, max_di[] and ci, max_dj[]. */
   /* Also find the first pi that interacts with any particle in cj and the last
    * pj that interacts with any particle in ci. */
-  populate_max_d_no_cache(ci, cj, sort_i, sort_j, dx_max, rshift, max_di,
-                          max_dj, &first_pi, &last_pj, e);
+  populate_max_d_no_cache(ci, cj, sort_i, sort_j, dx_max, rshift, hi_max, 
+                          hj_max, di_max, dj_min, max_di, max_dj, &first_pi, &last_pj, e);
 
   /* Find the maximum index into cj that is required by a particle in ci. */
   /* Find the maximum index into ci that is required by a particle in cj. */
@@ -777,6 +759,13 @@ void runner_dopair1_density_vec(struct runner *r, struct cell *ci,
       struct part *restrict pi = &parts_i[sort_i[pid].i];
       if (!part_is_active(pi, e)) continue;
 
+      /* Set the cache index. */
+      int ci_cache_idx = pid - first_pi_align;
+
+      const float hi = ci_cache->h[ci_cache_idx];
+      const double di_test = sort_i[pid].d + hi * kernel_gamma + dx_max - rshift;
+      if (di_test < dj_min) continue;
+
       /* Determine the exit iteration of the interaction loop. */
       dj = sort_j[max_ind_j].d;
       while (max_ind_j > 0 && max_di[pid] < dj) {
@@ -786,12 +775,8 @@ void runner_dopair1_density_vec(struct runner *r, struct cell *ci,
       }
       int exit_iteration = max_ind_j + 1;
 
-      /* Set the cache index. */
-      int ci_cache_idx = pid - first_pi_align;
-
-      const float hi = ci_cache->h[ci_cache_idx];
       const float hig2 = hi * hi * kernel_gamma2;
-
+      
       vector pix, piy, piz;
 
       /* Fill particle pi vectors. */
@@ -910,6 +895,14 @@ void runner_dopair1_density_vec(struct runner *r, struct cell *ci,
       struct part *restrict pj = &parts_j[sort_j[pjd].i];
       if (!part_is_active(pj, e)) continue;
 
+      /* Set the cache index. */
+      int cj_cache_idx = pjd;
+
+      /*TODO: rshift term. */
+      const float hj = cj_cache->h[cj_cache_idx];
+      const double dj_test = sort_j[pjd].d - hj * kernel_gamma - dx_max - rshift;
+      if (dj_test > di_max) continue;
+      
       /* Determine the exit iteration of the interaction loop. */
       di = sort_i[max_ind_i].d;
       while (max_ind_i < count_i - 1 && max_dj[pjd] > di) {
@@ -919,10 +912,6 @@ void runner_dopair1_density_vec(struct runner *r, struct cell *ci,
       }
       int exit_iteration = max_ind_i;
 
-      /* Set the cache index. */
-      int cj_cache_idx = pjd;
-
-      const float hj = cj_cache->h[cj_cache_idx];
       const float hjg2 = hj * hj * kernel_gamma2;
 
       vector pjx, pjy, pjz;
diff --git a/src/runner_doiact_vec.h b/src/runner_doiact_vec.h
index e252083ae743248a5f23d1772c2e770c5e1c6c14..9e0ed83a167c1b78c5e51221ced20a7dea792e72 100644
--- a/src/runner_doiact_vec.h
+++ b/src/runner_doiact_vec.h
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@
 
 /* Function prototypes. */
 void runner_doself1_density_vec(struct runner *r, struct cell *restrict c);
-void runner_doself1_density_vec_2(struct runner *r, struct cell *restrict c);
 void runner_dopair1_density_vec(struct runner *r, struct cell *restrict ci,
-                                struct cell *restrict cj);
+                                struct cell *restrict cj, const int sid, const double *shift);
 
 #endif /* SWIFT_RUNNER_VEC_H */
diff --git a/tests/test27cells.c b/tests/test27cells.c
index 2377cef7b36ca347e8e8729b9f1f3a690d92d164..5e133ab960de4dd25d2f83775a6ff8ceda6a706f 100644
--- a/tests/test27cells.c
+++ b/tests/test27cells.c
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@
 
 #if defined(WITH_VECTORIZATION)
 #define DOSELF1 runner_doself1_density_vec
-#define DOPAIR1 runner_dopair1_density_vec
+//#define DOPAIR1 runner_dopair1_density_vec
+#define DOPAIR1 runner_dopair1_branch_density
 #define DOSELF1_NAME "runner_doself1_density_vec"
 #define DOPAIR1_NAME "runner_dopair1_density_vec"
 #endif
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifndef DOPAIR1
-#define DOPAIR1 runner_dopair1_density
+#define DOPAIR1 runner_dopair1_branch_density
 #define DOPAIR1_NAME "runner_dopair1_density"
 #endif
 
@@ -312,9 +313,7 @@ int check_results(struct part *serial_parts, struct part *vec_parts, int count,
 /* Just a forward declaration... */
 void runner_doself1_density(struct runner *r, struct cell *ci);
 void runner_doself1_density_vec(struct runner *r, struct cell *ci);
-void runner_dopair1_density(struct runner *r, struct cell *ci, struct cell *cj);
-void runner_dopair1_density_vec(struct runner *r, struct cell *ci,
-                                struct cell *cj);
+void runner_dopair1_branch_density(struct runner *r, struct cell *ci, struct cell *cj);
 
 /* And go... */
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {