Regular CW complex arising from a Morse decomposition

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Suppose $(M,g)$ is a Riemannian manifold equipped with a Morse function $f: M \rightarrow \mathbb R$. It's been shown that $f$ gives rise to a CW decomposition homeomorphic to $M$ under the generic assumption that $(f,g)$ satisfies Morse-Smale transversality. What conditions does one need to impose in this situation to ensure that the CW complex is regular? (Regular means the attaching maps are homeomorphisms.)

It is true that every CW complex is homotopy equivalent to a simplicial complex, and those are all regular, but I'm asking for regularity on the nose.