diff --git a/src/dump_local.cpp b/src/dump_local.cpp
index a5bc99d939..d0344d24c9 100644
--- a/src/dump_local.cpp
+++ b/src/dump_local.cpp
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ void DumpLocal::write_header(bigint ndump)
                  "{:>1.16e} {:>1.16e}\n",
                  boundstr,boxxlo,boxxhi,boxylo,boxyhi,boxzlo,boxzhi);
     }
-    
+
     fmt::print(fp,"ITEM: {} {}\n", label, columns);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/read_data.cpp b/src/read_data.cpp
index 9ec63bddf9..8144414af9 100644
--- a/src/read_data.cpp
+++ b/src/read_data.cpp
@@ -1128,8 +1128,8 @@ void ReadData::header(int firstpass)
     } else if (utils::strmatch(line,"^\\s*\\f+\\s+\\f+\\s+\\f+\\s+xy\\s+xz\\s+yz\\s")) {
       triclinic = 1;
       xy = utils::numeric(FLERR, words[0], false, lmp);
-      xz = utils::numeric(FLERR, words[0], false, lmp);
-      yz = utils::numeric(FLERR, words[0], false, lmp);
+      xz = utils::numeric(FLERR, words[1], false, lmp);
+      yz = utils::numeric(FLERR, words[2], false, lmp);
 
     } else break;
   }