diff --git a/src/finiteArea/faMesh/faPatches/faPatch/faPatch.C b/src/finiteArea/faMesh/faPatches/faPatch/faPatch.C
index 2646b427d1..b0c96720a1 100644
--- a/src/finiteArea/faMesh/faPatches/faPatch/faPatch.C
+++ b/src/finiteArea/faMesh/faPatches/faPatch/faPatch.C
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ Foam::faPatch::faPatch
 :
     labelList(dict.lookup("edgeLabels")),
     patchIdentifier(name, dict, index),
-    ngbPolyPatchIndex_(readInt(dict.lookup("ngbPolyPatchIndex"))),
+    ngbPolyPatchIndex_(dict.get<label>("ngbPolyPatchIndex")),
     boundaryMesh_(bm),
     edgeFacesPtr_(nullptr),
     pointLabelsPtr_(nullptr),
diff --git a/src/finiteArea/faMesh/faPatches/faPatch/faPatchNew.C b/src/finiteArea/faMesh/faPatches/faPatch/faPatchNew.C
index aba3234df2..6b0e99d3f6 100644
--- a/src/finiteArea/faMesh/faPatches/faPatch/faPatchNew.C
+++ b/src/finiteArea/faMesh/faPatches/faPatch/faPatchNew.C
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Foam::autoPtr<Foam::faPatch> Foam::faPatch::New
     DebugInFunction
         << "constructing faPatch" << endl;
 
-    word patchType(dict.lookup("type"));
+    const word patchType(dict.get<word>("type"));
 
     auto cstrIter = dictionaryConstructorTablePtr_->cfind(patchType);