diff --git a/src/regionModels/surfaceFilmModels/kinematicSingleLayer/kinematicSingleLayer.C b/src/regionModels/surfaceFilmModels/kinematicSingleLayer/kinematicSingleLayer.C
index 50d1c7c1ef..11d0519f90 100644
--- a/src/regionModels/surfaceFilmModels/kinematicSingleLayer/kinematicSingleLayer.C
+++ b/src/regionModels/surfaceFilmModels/kinematicSingleLayer/kinematicSingleLayer.C
@@ -786,6 +786,8 @@ kinematicSingleLayer::kinematicSingleLayer
     {
         transferPrimaryRegionThermoFields();
 
+        correctAlpha();
+
         correctThermoFields();
 
         deltaRho_ == delta_*rho_;
diff --git a/src/regionModels/surfaceFilmModels/thermoSingleLayer/thermoSingleLayer.C b/src/regionModels/surfaceFilmModels/thermoSingleLayer/thermoSingleLayer.C
index 03d1654fda..d2ec9c0770 100644
--- a/src/regionModels/surfaceFilmModels/thermoSingleLayer/thermoSingleLayer.C
+++ b/src/regionModels/surfaceFilmModels/thermoSingleLayer/thermoSingleLayer.C
@@ -576,6 +576,9 @@ thermoSingleLayer::thermoSingleLayer
     if (readFields)
     {
         transferPrimaryRegionThermoFields();
+
+        correctAlpha();
+
         correctThermoFields();
 
         // Update derived fields