diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/turbulentDFSEMInlet/turbulentDFSEMInletFvPatchVectorField.C b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/turbulentDFSEMInlet/turbulentDFSEMInletFvPatchVectorField.C
index 0b6108a9bd7c295c2471b66f46942dab8c0d8e23..04c024601ded383ad7e6b5d366b27f2d3651a965 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/turbulentDFSEMInlet/turbulentDFSEMInletFvPatchVectorField.C
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/turbulentDFSEMInlet/turbulentDFSEMInletFvPatchVectorField.C
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ turbulentDFSEMInletFvPatchVectorField
     kappa_(dict.lookupOrDefault<scalar>("kappa", 0.41)),
 
     perturb_(dict.lookupOrDefault<scalar>("perturb", 1e-5)),
-    mapMethod_(dict.lookup("mapMethod")),
+    mapMethod_(dict.getOrDefault<word>("mapMethod", "nearestCell")),
     mapperPtr_(nullptr),
     interpolateR_(false),
     interpolateL_(false),