diff --git a/amdis/MeshCreator.hpp b/amdis/MeshCreator.hpp
index c89fb352822b6ef00c3780a9f109e2cbcbe69362..9a6bad68ae0c38993794c6e2c113470700ed91f1 100644
--- a/amdis/MeshCreator.hpp
+++ b/amdis/MeshCreator.hpp
@@ -164,17 +164,22 @@ namespace AMDiS
     template <class Size = unsigned int, class Factory>
     std::unique_ptr<HostGrid> create_structured_grid(Factory factory) const
     {
-      // Lower left corner of the domain
-      Dune::FieldVector<ctype,int(dimworld)> lower(0);
-      // Upper right corner of the domain
-      Dune::FieldVector<ctype,int(dimworld)> upper(1);
-      // number of blocks in each coordinate direction
-      auto numCells = Dune::filledArray<std::size_t(dimension),Size>(1);
-
-      Parameters::get(name_ + "->min corner", lower);
-      Parameters::get(name_ + "->max corner", upper);
-      Parameters::get(name_ + "->num cells", numCells);
-      return factory(lower, upper, numCells);
+      if constexpr (int(Grid::dimension) == int(Grid::dimensionworld)) {
+        // Lower left corner of the domain
+        Dune::FieldVector<ctype,int(dimworld)> lower(0);
+        // Upper right corner of the domain
+        Dune::FieldVector<ctype,int(dimworld)> upper(1);
+        // number of blocks in each coordinate direction
+        auto numCells = Dune::filledArray<std::size_t(dimension),Size>(1);
+
+        Parameters::get(name_ + "->min corner", lower);
+        Parameters::get(name_ + "->max corner", upper);
+        Parameters::get(name_ + "->num cells", numCells);
+        return factory(lower, upper, numCells);
+      } else {
+        error_exit("Structured grids can be created for dim == dow only.");
+        return nullptr;
+      }
     }
 
     // read a filename from `[meshName]->macro file name` and determine from the extension the fileformat