diff --git a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/import_ifc.py b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/import_ifc.py
index 4cf902bd45..5db604d555 100644
--- a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/import_ifc.py
+++ b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/import_ifc.py
@@ -163,7 +163,8 @@ class IfcImporter:
         self.settings = ifcopenshell.geom.settings()
         self.settings.set_deflection_tolerance(self.ifc_import_settings.deflection_tolerance)
         self.settings.set_angular_tolerance(self.ifc_import_settings.angular_tolerance)
-        self.settings.set(self.settings.STRICT_TOLERANCE, True)
+        # See https://github.com/IfcOpenShell/IfcOpenShell/issues/2053
+        # self.settings.set(self.settings.STRICT_TOLERANCE, True)
         self.settings_native = ifcopenshell.geom.settings()
         self.settings_native.set(self.settings_native.INCLUDE_CURVES, True)
         self.settings_2d = ifcopenshell.geom.settings()