diff --git a/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/vtk/vtkSurfaceWriter.C b/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/vtk/vtkSurfaceWriter.C
index a512419c50e37f8e62ea7a9dea9ff1837a1c76cd..5e6c38045b6cce60b0fe4b068ab688feb6156c9a 100644
--- a/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/vtk/vtkSurfaceWriter.C
+++ b/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/vtk/vtkSurfaceWriter.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2012 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ namespace Foam
         {
             const symmTensor& v = values[elemI];
             os  << float(v[0]) << ' ' << float(v[1]) << ' ' << float(v[2])
+                << ' '
                 << float(v[3]) << ' ' << float(v[4]) << ' ' << float(v[5])
                 << nl;
 
@@ -190,7 +191,9 @@ namespace Foam
         {
             const tensor& v = values[elemI];
             os  << float(v[0]) << ' ' << float(v[1]) << ' ' << float(v[2])
+                << ' '
                 << float(v[3]) << ' ' << float(v[4]) << ' ' << float(v[5])
+                << ' '
                 << float(v[6]) << ' ' << float(v[7]) << ' ' << float(v[8])
                 << nl;
         }