diff --git a/src/surface/vector_heat_method.cpp b/src/surface/vector_heat_method.cpp
index 081ecbb3..c52d4a65 100644
--- a/src/surface/vector_heat_method.cpp
+++ b/src/surface/vector_heat_method.cpp
@@ -348,6 +348,8 @@ VertexData<Vector2> VectorHeatMethodSolver::computeLogMap(const Vertex& sourceVe
   case LogMapStrategy::AffineAdaptive:
     return computeLogMap_AffineAdaptive(sourceVert);
   }
+  throw std::logic_error("bad switch");
+  return VertexData<Vector2>();
 }
 
 VertexData<Vector2> VectorHeatMethodSolver::computeLogMap_AffineLocal(const Vertex& sourceVert) {