diff --git a/applications/solvers/basic/potentialFoam/readControls.H b/applications/solvers/basic/potentialFoam/readControls.H
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+    const dictionary& potentialFlow = mesh.solutionDict().subDict("potentialFlow");
+
+    const int nNonOrthCorr =
+        potentialFlow.lookupOrDefault<int>("nNonOrthogonalCorrectors", 0);
+