diff --git a/pcbnew/router/pns_diff_pair.cpp b/pcbnew/router/pns_diff_pair.cpp
index 933e1bf3bd..6f2c6eb940 100644
--- a/pcbnew/router/pns_diff_pair.cpp
+++ b/pcbnew/router/pns_diff_pair.cpp
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ void DIFF_PAIR::CoupledSegmentPairs( COUPLED_SEGMENTS_VEC& aPairs ) const
 
             int64_t dist = std::abs( sp.Distance( sn ) - m_width );
 
-            if( sp.ApproxParallel( sn ) && m_gapConstraint.Matches( dist ) &&
+            if( sp.ApproxParallel( sn, 2 ) && m_gapConstraint.Matches( dist ) &&
                 commonParallelProjection( sp, sn, p_clip, n_clip ) )
             {
                 const COUPLED_SEGMENTS spair( p_clip, sp, i, n_clip, sn, j );
diff --git a/pcbnew/router/pns_diff_pair_placer.cpp b/pcbnew/router/pns_diff_pair_placer.cpp
index 8ad965261d..f9d551cf4c 100644
--- a/pcbnew/router/pns_diff_pair_placer.cpp
+++ b/pcbnew/router/pns_diff_pair_placer.cpp
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ bool DIFF_PAIR_PLACER::tryWalkDp( NODE* aNode, DIFF_PAIR &aPair, bool aSolidsOnl
         if( attemptWalk( tmp, &aPair, p, pfirst, wind_cw, aSolidsOnly ) )
         {
         //    double len = p.TotalLength();
-            double cl = p.CoupledLength();
+            double cl   = 1 + p.CoupledLength();
             double skew = p.Skew();
 
             double score = cl + fabs( skew ) * 3.0;