diff --git a/src/thermophysicalModels/thermophysicalProperties/liquidProperties/liquidProperties/liquidProperties.C b/src/thermophysicalModels/thermophysicalProperties/liquidProperties/liquidProperties/liquidProperties.C
index 6692e6c16246214a9357cc2357d85eee9a319891..e7426cfc5841847aac7bfa9ee9fe00d96c7ae911 100644
--- a/src/thermophysicalModels/thermophysicalProperties/liquidProperties/liquidProperties/liquidProperties.C
+++ b/src/thermophysicalModels/thermophysicalProperties/liquidProperties/liquidProperties/liquidProperties.C
@@ -71,16 +71,16 @@ Foam::liquidProperties::liquidProperties
 Foam::liquidProperties::liquidProperties(const dictionary& dict)
 :
     thermophysicalProperties(dict),
-    Tc_(dict.get<label>("Tc")),
-    Pc_(dict.get<label>("Pc")),
-    Vc_(dict.get<label>("Vc")),
-    Zc_(dict.get<label>("Zc")),
-    Tt_(dict.get<label>("Tt")),
-    Pt_(dict.get<label>("Pt")),
-    Tb_(dict.get<label>("Tb")),
-    dipm_(dict.get<label>("dipm")),
-    omega_(dict.get<label>("omega")),
-    delta_(dict.get<label>("delta"))
+    Tc_(dict.get<scalar>("Tc")),
+    Pc_(dict.get<scalar>("Pc")),
+    Vc_(dict.get<scalar>("Vc")),
+    Zc_(dict.get<scalar>("Zc")),
+    Tt_(dict.get<scalar>("Tt")),
+    Pt_(dict.get<scalar>("Pt")),
+    Tb_(dict.get<scalar>("Tb")),
+    dipm_(dict.get<scalar>("dipm")),
+    omega_(dict.get<scalar>("omega")),
+    delta_(dict.get<scalar>("delta"))
 {}