diff --git a/src/job.py b/src/job.py
index bda2973..6134662 100644
--- a/src/job.py
+++ b/src/job.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def finish(self, unwrap, output, added_edges):
                 uvvert_to_meshvert[uv_v] = mesh_verts[uv_v_idx]
 
             # the faces will all be separate, so merging by distance joins them
-            bmesh.ops.remove_doubles(uvbm, verts=uvbm.verts, dist=1e-7)
+            bmesh.ops.remove_doubles(uvbm, verts=uvbm.verts, dist=0.0001)
 
             # find boundary edges of uv bmesh which are seams of original bmesh
             seams = []
diff --git a/src/manager.py b/src/manager.py
index dcad865..f0a856d 100644
--- a/src/manager.py
+++ b/src/manager.py
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ def finish_unwrap(self, unwrap, invalid_pass=False):
 
                 if unwrap.merge_cuts:
                     bm = new_bmesh(output)
-                    bmesh.ops.remove_doubles(bm, verts=bm.verts, dist=1e-7)
+                    bmesh.ops.remove_doubles(bm, verts=bm.verts, dist=0.0001)
                     set_bmesh(bm, output)
 
                 # automatically add grid material to final object
@@ -205,11 +205,6 @@ def start_next(self):
                         )
 
                     if self.error_code != 0:
-                        # convert unsigned int
-                        THRESHOLD = 2147483648
-                        ADJUSTMENT = 4294967296
-                        if self.error_code >= THRESHOLD:
-                            self.error_code -= ADJUSTMENT
                         err_msg = f"An unknown error occurred: {self.error_code}"
                         msg.append(err_msg)
                         logger.add_data("errors", err_msg)
diff --git a/src/ops/start.py b/src/ops/start.py
index 08fe96f..cb5fa11 100644
--- a/src/ops/start.py
+++ b/src/ops/start.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     calc_center,
     check_collection,
     cut,
+    cut_on_axes,
     deselect_all,
     export_obj,
     get_dir_path,
@@ -286,34 +287,13 @@ def create_jobs(self, context):
             obj.select_set(True)
 
             symmetrize_job = None
-            # bisect if symmetry on
-            axes = props.sym_axes
             if props.use_symmetry:
+                # bisect if symmetry on
+                axes = props.sym_axes
                 apply_transforms(obj)
-
-                bm = new_bmesh(obj)
                 obj_center = calc_center(obj)
                 symmetrize_job = Symmetrise(1, axes, obj_center, props.sym_merge)
-                cuts = []
-                if "X" in axes:
-                    cuts.append((1, 0, 0))
-                if "Y" in axes:
-                    cuts.append((0, 1, 0))
-                if "Z" in axes:
-                    cuts.append((0, 0, 1))
-
-                for direction in cuts:
-                    bmesh.ops.bisect_plane(
-                        bm,
-                        geom=bm.verts[:] + bm.edges[:] + bm.faces[:],
-                        plane_co=obj_center,
-                        plane_no=direction,
-                        clear_inner=True,
-                    )
-                # if the object already had vertices down it's center plane
-                # there will be duplicates
-                bmesh.ops.remove_doubles(bm, verts=bm.verts, dist=1e-7)
-                set_bmesh(bm, obj)
+                cut_on_axes(obj, obj_center, axes)
 
             # separate objects
             bpy.ops.mesh.separate(type="LOOSE")
diff --git a/src/unwrap.py b/src/unwrap.py
index 97c5f09..92ba015 100644
--- a/src/unwrap.py
+++ b/src/unwrap.py
@@ -166,8 +166,17 @@ def poll_folder(self):
                 # mesh is invalid
                 msg = ""
 
+                # convert unsigned int
+                THRESHOLD = 2147483648
+                ADJUSTMENT = 4294967296
+                if ret_code >= THRESHOLD:
+                    ret_code -= ADJUSTMENT
+
                 move_to_invalid = False
-                if ret_code == 101:
+                if ret_code == -1:
+                    msg = "Mesh needs cleanup"
+                    move_to_invalid = True
+                elif ret_code == 101:
                     msg = "Non Manifold Edges"
                     move_to_invalid = True
                 elif ret_code == 102:
diff --git a/src/utils.py b/src/utils.py
index 8473f10..6998e3c 100644
--- a/src/utils.py
+++ b/src/utils.py
@@ -287,3 +287,27 @@ def cut(num, center, length, dim, bm):
         bmesh.ops.split_edges(
             bm, edges=[e for e in cut if isinstance(e, bmesh.types.BMEdge)]
         )
+
+
+def cut_on_axes(obj, obj_center, axes):
+    bm = new_bmesh(obj)
+    cuts = []
+    if "X" in axes:
+        cuts.append((1, 0, 0))
+    if "Y" in axes:
+        cuts.append((0, 1, 0))
+    if "Z" in axes:
+        cuts.append((0, 0, 1))
+
+    for direction in cuts:
+        bmesh.ops.bisect_plane(
+            bm,
+            geom=bm.verts[:] + bm.edges[:] + bm.faces[:],
+            plane_co=obj_center,
+            plane_no=direction,
+            clear_inner=True,
+        )
+    # if the object already had vertices down its center plane
+    # there will be duplicates
+    bmesh.ops.remove_doubles(bm, verts=bm.verts, dist=0.0001)
+    set_bmesh(bm, obj)