diff --git a/intern/mantaflow/intern/MANTA_main.cpp b/intern/mantaflow/intern/MANTA_main.cpp
index 1ed2b558938..6c8e45ceeb4 100644
--- a/intern/mantaflow/intern/MANTA_main.cpp
+++ b/intern/mantaflow/intern/MANTA_main.cpp
@@ -1984,7 +1984,9 @@ float MANTA::getTimestep()
 bool MANTA::needsRealloc(FluidModifierData *fmd)
 {
   FluidDomainSettings *fds = fmd->domain;
-  return (fds->res[0] != mResX || fds->res[1] != mResY || fds->res[2] != mResZ);
+  return ((fds->res_max[0] - fds->res_min[0]) != mResX ||
+          (fds->res_max[1] - fds->res_min[1]) != mResY ||
+          (fds->res_max[2] - fds->res_min[2]) != mResZ);
 }
 
 void MANTA::adaptTimestep()
diff --git a/intern/mantaflow/intern/strings/fluid_script.h b/intern/mantaflow/intern/strings/fluid_script.h
index e65310c4bfd..3bf8e66c110 100644
--- a/intern/mantaflow/intern/strings/fluid_script.h
+++ b/intern/mantaflow/intern/strings/fluid_script.h
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ def fluid_file_export_s$ID$(framenr, file_format, path, dict, file_name=None, mo
             file = os.path.join(path, file_name + '_' + framenr + file_format)\n\
             if not os.path.isfile(file) or mode_override:\n\
                 if file_format == '.vdb':\n\
-                    saveCombined = save(name=file, objects=list(dict.values()), worldSize=domainSize_s$ID$, skipDeletedParts=True, compression=vdbCompression_s$ID$, precision=vdbPrecision_s$ID$, clip=vdbClip_s$ID$, clipGrid=clipGrid)\n\
+                    saveCombined = save(name=file, objects=list(dict.values()), worldSize=domainSize_s$ID$, skipDeletedParts=True, compression=vdbCompression_s$ID$, precision=vdbPrecision_s$ID$, clip=vdbClip_s$ID$, clipGrid=clipGrid, meta=True)\n\
                 elif file_format == '.bobj.gz' or file_format == '.obj':\n\
                     for name, object in dict.items():\n\
                         if not os.path.isfile(file) or mode_override:\n\
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/fluid.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/fluid.c
index 0f8a11a40b2..59248e5f9f8 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/fluid.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/fluid.c
@@ -4001,8 +4001,11 @@ static void BKE_fluid_modifier_processDomain(FluidModifierData *fmd,
         has_config = manta_read_config(fds->fluid, fmd, mesh_frame);
       }
 
-      /* Update mesh data from file is faster than via Python (manta_read_mesh()). */
-      has_mesh = manta_read_mesh(fds->fluid, fmd, mesh_frame);
+      /* Only load the mesh at the resolution it ways originally simulated at.
+       * The mesh files don't have a header, i.e. the don't store the grid resolution. */
+      if (!manta_needs_realloc(fds->fluid, fmd)) {
+        has_mesh = manta_read_mesh(fds->fluid, fmd, mesh_frame);
+      }
     }
 
     /* Read particles cache. */