diff --git a/etc/controlDict b/etc/controlDict
index 98a281c5d3f3f6439fbc20500ac15b5dfb10ee66..704374a5fa7e6a4e17c230bc53d1c6067e96646f 100644
--- a/etc/controlDict
+++ b/etc/controlDict
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ InfoSwitches
     writeDictionaries 0;
     writeOptionalEntries 0;
 
-    // Write lagrangian "positions" file in v1706 format (at earlier)
-    writeLagrangianPositions 0;
+    // Write lagrangian "positions" file in v1706 format (and earlier)
+    writeLagrangianPositions 1;
 
     // Report hosts used (parallel)
     // - 0 = none