diff --git a/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/ensight/ensightSurfaceWriterImpl.C b/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/ensight/ensightSurfaceWriterImpl.C
index cb040ff965fbb65ed9024d229d570ed124191403..b78edb71785267204f73a046887fd240445b80bf 100644
--- a/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/ensight/ensightSurfaceWriterImpl.C
+++ b/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/ensight/ensightSurfaceWriterImpl.C
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ Foam::fileName Foam::ensightSurfaceWriter::writeCollated
     scalar timeValue = 0.0;
     readScalar(timeDir, timeValue);
 
-    scalar meshValue = 0;
+    scalar meshValue = timeValue;
 
     if (!isDir(baseDir))
     {