Smart Object Masks resizing problems

I have encountered a problem with the masks I use on smart object layers resizing so that they only extend to the bounds of the image they are masking in photoshop cc. The problem occurring is that many times the mask is 1px too small, and leaves a hairline border of the masked image visible. This seems to be happening when the smart object is saved/updated or resized. One work around is placing this smart object in a group and then masking that group, but this is not an ideal way to organize my files and is not always applicable. I am trying to see if leaving the mask unlinked stops this behavior, however this is still not an ideal fix. Is anyone else experiencing this or knows of a preferences setting/solution etc. to fix this issue?  Thanks.

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