diff --git a/modules/lab/src/main/java/org/locationtech/jts/operation/overlayarea/OverlayArea.java b/modules/lab/src/main/java/org/locationtech/jts/operation/overlayarea/OverlayArea.java
index 8e475ebd52..7781e69c53 100644
--- a/modules/lab/src/main/java/org/locationtech/jts/operation/overlayarea/OverlayArea.java
+++ b/modules/lab/src/main/java/org/locationtech/jts/operation/overlayarea/OverlayArea.java
@@ -268,17 +268,17 @@ private static double areaForIntersection(Coordinate a0, Coordinate a1, Coordina
      * For accuracy the full edge is used to provide the direction vector.
      */
     Coordinate intPt = li.getIntersection(0);
-    
-    boolean isAenteringB = Orientation.COUNTERCLOCKWISE == Orientation.index(a0, a1, b1);
-    
-    if ( isAenteringB ) {
+
+    if ( Orientation.CLOCKWISE == Orientation.index(a0, a1, b0) ) {
       return EdgeVector.area2Term(intPt, a0, a1, true)
         + EdgeVector.area2Term(intPt, b1, b0, false);
     }
-    else {
+    else if ( Orientation.CLOCKWISE == Orientation.index(a0, a1, b1) ) {
       return EdgeVector.area2Term(intPt, a1, a0, false)
        + EdgeVector.area2Term(intPt, b0, b1, true);
     }
+
+    return 0.0;
   }
     
   private double areaForInteriorVertices(LinearRing ring) {
diff --git a/modules/lab/src/main/java/org/locationtech/jts/operation/overlayarea/SimpleOverlayArea.java b/modules/lab/src/main/java/org/locationtech/jts/operation/overlayarea/SimpleOverlayArea.java
index 6d386c8af5..c6f204cf70 100644
--- a/modules/lab/src/main/java/org/locationtech/jts/operation/overlayarea/SimpleOverlayArea.java
+++ b/modules/lab/src/main/java/org/locationtech/jts/operation/overlayarea/SimpleOverlayArea.java
@@ -116,14 +116,12 @@ private double areaForIntersections(CoordinateSequence ringA, boolean isCCWA, Co
            * Use full edge to compute direction, for accuracy.
            */
           Coordinate intPt = li.getIntersection(0);
-          
-          boolean isAenteringB = Orientation.COUNTERCLOCKWISE == Orientation.index(a0, a1, b1);
-          
-          if ( isAenteringB ) {
+
+          if ( Orientation.CLOCKWISE == Orientation.index(a0, a1, b0) ) {
             area += EdgeVector.area2Term(intPt, a0, a1, true);
             area += EdgeVector.area2Term(intPt, b1, b0, false);
           }
-          else {
+          else if ( Orientation.CLOCKWISE == Orientation.index(a0, a1, b1) ) {
             area += EdgeVector.area2Term(intPt, a1, a0, false);
             area += EdgeVector.area2Term(intPt, b0, b1, true);
           }
diff --git a/modules/lab/src/test/java/org/locationtech/jts/operation/overlayarea/OverlayAreaTest.java b/modules/lab/src/test/java/org/locationtech/jts/operation/overlayarea/OverlayAreaTest.java
index 369ee013aa..0d9754bcb3 100644
--- a/modules/lab/src/test/java/org/locationtech/jts/operation/overlayarea/OverlayAreaTest.java
+++ b/modules/lab/src/test/java/org/locationtech/jts/operation/overlayarea/OverlayAreaTest.java
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ public void testDisjoint() {
         "POLYGON ((90 10, 50 10, 50 50, 90 50, 90 10))");
   }
   
-  //TODO: fix this bug
-  public void xtestTouching() {
+  public void testTouching() {
     checkIntersectionArea(
         "POLYGON ((10 90, 50 90, 50 50, 10 50, 10 90))",
         "POLYGON ((90 10, 50 10, 50 50, 90 50, 90 10))");
diff --git a/modules/lab/src/test/java/org/locationtech/jts/operation/overlayarea/SimpleOverlayAreaTest.java b/modules/lab/src/test/java/org/locationtech/jts/operation/overlayarea/SimpleOverlayAreaTest.java
index c2ab1813d7..a0ea15c0fe 100644
--- a/modules/lab/src/test/java/org/locationtech/jts/operation/overlayarea/SimpleOverlayAreaTest.java
+++ b/modules/lab/src/test/java/org/locationtech/jts/operation/overlayarea/SimpleOverlayAreaTest.java
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ public void testDisjoint() {
         "POLYGON ((90 10, 50 10, 50 50, 90 50, 90 10))");
   }
 
-  //TODO: fix this bug
-  public void xtestTouching() {
+  public void testTouching() {
     checkIntersectionArea(
         "POLYGON ((10 90, 50 90, 50 50, 10 50, 10 90))",
         "POLYGON ((90 10, 50 10, 50 50, 90 50, 90 10))");