diff --git a/include/fiction/algorithms/simulation/sidb/quickexact.hpp b/include/fiction/algorithms/simulation/sidb/quickexact.hpp
index 2bda96cb7..7e42b83f9 100644
--- a/include/fiction/algorithms/simulation/sidb/quickexact.hpp
+++ b/include/fiction/algorithms/simulation/sidb/quickexact.hpp
@@ -264,6 +264,14 @@ class quickexact_impl
         static_assert(has_siqad_coord_v<ChargeLyt>, "ChargeLyt is not based on SiQAD coordinates");
         static_assert(is_charge_distribution_surface_v<ChargeLyt>, "ChargeLyt is not a charge distribution surface");
 
+        if (base_number == required_simulation_base_number::THREE)
+        {
+            charge_lyt.assign_base_number(3);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            charge_lyt.assign_base_number(2);
+        }
         charge_layout.assign_physical_parameters(params.physical_parameters);
         charge_layout.assign_all_charge_states(sidb_charge_state::NEUTRAL);
         charge_layout.assign_dependent_cell(all_sidbs_in_lyt_without_negative_preassigned_ones[0]);
diff --git a/include/fiction/technology/charge_distribution_surface.hpp b/include/fiction/technology/charge_distribution_surface.hpp
index d38de7590..f3967dfcd 100644
--- a/include/fiction/technology/charge_distribution_surface.hpp
+++ b/include/fiction/technology/charge_distribution_surface.hpp
@@ -1555,18 +1555,23 @@ class charge_distribution_surface<Lyt, false> : public Lyt
             }
             else if ((loc_pot_cell + strg->phys_params.mu_plus()) > -physical_constants::POP_STABILITY_ERR)
             {
-                if (strg->cell_charge[strg->dependent_cell_index] != sidb_charge_state::POSITIVE)
+                // dependent-cell can only be positively charged when the base number is set to three state simulation.
+                if (strg->charge_index_and_base.second == 3)
                 {
-                    const auto charge_diff = (-charge_state_to_sign(strg->cell_charge[strg->dependent_cell_index]) + 1);
-                    for (uint64_t i = 0u; i < strg->pot_mat.size(); ++i)
+                    if (strg->cell_charge[strg->dependent_cell_index] != sidb_charge_state::POSITIVE)
                     {
-                        if (i != strg->dependent_cell_index)
+                        const auto charge_diff =
+                            (-charge_state_to_sign(strg->cell_charge[strg->dependent_cell_index]) + 1);
+                        strg->cell_charge[strg->dependent_cell_index] = sidb_charge_state::POSITIVE;
+                        for (uint64_t i = 0u; i < strg->pot_mat.size(); ++i)
                         {
-                            strg->local_pot[i] +=
-                                (this->get_potential_by_indices(i, strg->dependent_cell_index)) * charge_diff;
+                            if (i != strg->dependent_cell_index)
+                            {
+                                strg->local_pot[i] +=
+                                    (this->get_potential_by_indices(i, strg->dependent_cell_index)) * charge_diff;
+                            }
                         }
                     }
-                    strg->cell_charge[strg->dependent_cell_index] = sidb_charge_state::POSITIVE;
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/test/algorithms/simulation/sidb/quickexact.cpp b/test/algorithms/simulation/sidb/quickexact.cpp
index 41960fb74..afa379a4b 100644
--- a/test/algorithms/simulation/sidb/quickexact.cpp
+++ b/test/algorithms/simulation/sidb/quickexact.cpp
@@ -1405,3 +1405,33 @@ TEMPLATE_TEST_CASE(
                    Catch::Matchers::WithinAbs(-5.0592576221, physical_constants::POP_STABILITY_ERR));
     }
 }
+
+TEMPLATE_TEST_CASE(
+    "QuickExact simulation of two SiDBs placed directly next to each other with non-realistic relative permittivity",
+    "[quickexact]", (cell_level_layout<sidb_technology, clocked_layout<cartesian_layout<siqad::coord_t>>>),
+    (charge_distribution_surface<cell_level_layout<sidb_technology, clocked_layout<cartesian_layout<siqad::coord_t>>>>))
+{
+    TestType lyt{};
+    lyt.assign_cell_type({1, 3, 0}, TestType::cell_type::NORMAL);
+    lyt.assign_cell_type({2, 3, 0}, TestType::cell_type::NORMAL);
+
+    SECTION("automatic base number detection is off")
+    {
+        const quickexact_params<TestType> params{sidb_simulation_parameters{2, -0.32, 1.0e-3},
+                                                 quickexact_params<TestType>::automatic_base_number_detection::OFF};
+
+        const auto simulation_results = quickexact<TestType>(lyt, params);
+
+        CHECK(simulation_results.charge_distributions.empty());
+    }
+
+    SECTION("automatic base number detection is on")
+    {
+        const quickexact_params<TestType> params{sidb_simulation_parameters{2, -0.32, 1.0e-3},
+                                                 quickexact_params<TestType>::automatic_base_number_detection::ON};
+
+        const auto simulation_results = quickexact<TestType>(lyt, params);
+
+        CHECK(simulation_results.charge_distributions.size() == 2);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/technology/charge_distribution_surface.cpp b/test/technology/charge_distribution_surface.cpp
index 7bd5c77fb..f65da827e 100644
--- a/test/technology/charge_distribution_surface.cpp
+++ b/test/technology/charge_distribution_surface.cpp
@@ -1065,6 +1065,38 @@ TEMPLATE_TEST_CASE(
         }
     }
 
+    SECTION("dependent cell in alignment with the base number")
+    {
+        TestType                         lyt_new{{11, 11}};
+        const sidb_simulation_parameters params{2, -0.32};
+
+        lyt_new.assign_cell_type({0, 1, 1}, TestType::cell_type::NORMAL);
+        lyt_new.assign_cell_type({0, 1, 0}, TestType::cell_type::NORMAL);
+        lyt_new.assign_cell_type({2, 1, 1}, TestType::cell_type::NORMAL);
+
+        charge_distribution_surface charge_layout_new{lyt_new, params, sidb_charge_state::NEGATIVE};
+        charge_layout_new.assign_dependent_cell({0, 1, 1});
+
+        charge_layout_new.assign_charge_state({0, 1, 1}, sidb_charge_state::NEGATIVE);
+        charge_layout_new.assign_charge_state({0, 1, 0}, sidb_charge_state::NEGATIVE);
+        charge_layout_new.assign_charge_state({2, 1, 1}, sidb_charge_state::NEGATIVE);
+        charge_layout_new.update_after_charge_change();
+
+        charge_layout_new.update_charge_state_of_dependent_cell();
+        CHECK(charge_layout_new.get_charge_state({0, 1, 1}) == sidb_charge_state::NEGATIVE);
+        CHECK(charge_layout_new.get_charge_state({0, 1, 0}) == sidb_charge_state::NEGATIVE);
+        CHECK(charge_layout_new.get_charge_state({2, 1, 1}) == sidb_charge_state::NEGATIVE);
+
+        charge_layout_new.assign_base_number(3);
+        charge_layout_new.assign_charge_state({0, 1, 1}, sidb_charge_state::NEGATIVE);
+        charge_layout_new.assign_charge_state({0, 1, 0}, sidb_charge_state::NEGATIVE);
+        charge_layout_new.assign_charge_state({2, 1, 1}, sidb_charge_state::NEGATIVE);
+        charge_layout_new.update_after_charge_change(dependent_cell_mode::VARIABLE);
+        CHECK(charge_layout_new.get_charge_state({0, 1, 1}) == sidb_charge_state::POSITIVE);
+        CHECK(charge_layout_new.get_charge_state({0, 1, 0}) == sidb_charge_state::NEGATIVE);
+        CHECK(charge_layout_new.get_charge_state({2, 1, 1}) == sidb_charge_state::NEGATIVE);
+    }
+
     SECTION("adding dependent cell and compare local potential and system energy")
     {
         TestType                         lyt_new{{11, 11}};