diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/fvMesh/wallDist/patchDistMethods/directionalMeshWave/directionalMeshWavePatchDistMethod.C b/src/finiteVolume/fvMesh/wallDist/patchDistMethods/directionalMeshWave/directionalMeshWavePatchDistMethod.C
index 864437b985..5c66476d89 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/fvMesh/wallDist/patchDistMethods/directionalMeshWave/directionalMeshWavePatchDistMethod.C
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/fvMesh/wallDist/patchDistMethods/directionalMeshWave/directionalMeshWavePatchDistMethod.C
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Foam::patchDistMethods::directionalMeshWave::directionalMeshWave
 )
 :
     Foam::patchDistMethods::meshWave(dict, mesh, patchIDs),
-    n_(dict.get<vector>("n"))
+    n_(dict.get<vector>("normal"))
 {}
 
 
diff --git a/tutorials/mesh/moveDynamicMesh/SnakeRiverCanyon/system/fvSchemes b/tutorials/mesh/moveDynamicMesh/SnakeRiverCanyon/system/fvSchemes
index c9e7a6d083..8b416715f4 100644
--- a/tutorials/mesh/moveDynamicMesh/SnakeRiverCanyon/system/fvSchemes
+++ b/tutorials/mesh/moveDynamicMesh/SnakeRiverCanyon/system/fvSchemes
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ snGradSchemes
 wallDist
 {
     method          directionalMeshWave;
-    n               (0 0 1);
+    normal          (0 0 1);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/tutorials/verificationAndValidation/atmosphericModels/atmFlatTerrain/successor/system/fvSchemes b/tutorials/verificationAndValidation/atmosphericModels/atmFlatTerrain/successor/system/fvSchemes
index a978c6fea3..0fad9a9a6d 100644
--- a/tutorials/verificationAndValidation/atmosphericModels/atmFlatTerrain/successor/system/fvSchemes
+++ b/tutorials/verificationAndValidation/atmosphericModels/atmFlatTerrain/successor/system/fvSchemes
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ fluxRequired
 wallDist
 {
     method          directionalMeshWave;
-    n               (0 0 1);
+    normal          (0 0 1);
 }