diff --git a/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/physics/ElasticCollision2D.java b/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/physics/ElasticCollision2D.java
index 399c3f1e041f..d096e0a8d7cd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/physics/ElasticCollision2D.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/physics/ElasticCollision2D.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public static void resolveCollision(Body a, Body b) {
         double dy = b.y - a.y;
         double dist = Math.hypot(dx, dy);
 
-        if (dist == 0) {
+        if (dist < a.radius + b.radius) {
             return; // overlapping
         }