diff --git a/src/GmshDiscreteModels.jl b/src/GmshDiscreteModels.jl
index a041afe..f4b4150 100644
--- a/src/GmshDiscreteModels.jl
+++ b/src/GmshDiscreteModels.jl
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ const D3=3
 const POINT=15
 const UNSET = 0
 
-function GmshDiscreteModel(mshfile)
+function GmshDiscreteModel(mshfile; renumber=false)
   @check_if_loaded
   if !isfile(mshfile)
     error("Msh file not found: $mshfile")
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ function GmshDiscreteModel(mshfile)
   gmsh.initialize()
   gmsh.option.setNumber("General.Terminal", 1)
   gmsh.open(mshfile)
-
+  
+  renumber && gmsh.model.mesh.renumberNodes()
+  renumber && gmsh.model.mesh.renumberElements()
+  
   grid, cell_to_entity = _setup_grid(gmsh)
   grid_topology = UnstructuredGridTopology(grid)
   labeling = _setup_labeling(gmsh,grid,grid_topology,cell_to_entity)
diff --git a/test/GmshDiscreteModelsTests.jl b/test/GmshDiscreteModelsTests.jl
index 77cc083..95b1e4f 100644
--- a/test/GmshDiscreteModelsTests.jl
+++ b/test/GmshDiscreteModelsTests.jl
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ mshfile = joinpath(@__DIR__,"t1.msh")
 model = GmshDiscreteModel(mshfile)
 test_discrete_model(model)
 
+mshfile = joinpath(@__DIR__,"twoTetraeder.msh")
+model = GmshDiscreteModel(mshfile; renumber=true)
+test_discrete_model(model)
+
 mshfile = joinpath(@__DIR__,"..","demo","demo.msh")
 model = GmshDiscreteModel(mshfile)
 test_discrete_model(model)
diff --git a/test/twoTetraeder.msh b/test/twoTetraeder.msh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e07d2f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/twoTetraeder.msh
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+$MeshFormat
+4.1 0 8
+$EndMeshFormat
+$PhysicalNames
+2
+3 1 "Solid_1"
+3 2 "Solid_2"
+$EndPhysicalNames
+$Entities
+0 1 1 2
+0 -100 -100 -100 100 100 100 0 0 
+0 -100 -100 -100 100 100 100 0 0 
+6 -100 -100 -100 100 100 100 1 1 0 
+7 -100 -100 -100 100 100 100 1 2 0 
+$EndEntities
+$Nodes
+3 5 1 5
+1 0 0 5
+1
+2
+3
+4
+5
+100 100 -100
+100 -100 100
+-33.33333333333331 -33.33333333333331 -33.33333333333331
+-100 100 100
+100 100 100
+3 6 0 0
+3 7 0 0
+$EndNodes
+$Elements
+2 2 11 18
+3 6 4 1
+11 4 2 3 1 
+3 7 4 1
+18 5 2 4 1 
+$EndElements