Index: src/placement_finder.cpp
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--- src/placement_finder.cpp	(revision 690)
+++ src/placement_finder.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
       double total_distance = get_total_distance<T>(shape_path);
       shape_path.rewind(0);
       
-      if (distance == 0) //Point data, not a line
+      if (total_distance == 0) //Point data, not a line
       {
          double x, y;
          shape_path.vertex(&x,&y);