diff --git a/src/lagrangian/cfdemParticle/subModels/liggghtsCommandModel/execute/execute.C b/src/lagrangian/cfdemParticle/subModels/liggghtsCommandModel/execute/execute.C
index 3b79f718..3b8a4c94 100644
--- a/src/lagrangian/cfdemParticle/subModels/liggghtsCommandModel/execute/execute.C
+++ b/src/lagrangian/cfdemParticle/subModels/liggghtsCommandModel/execute/execute.C
@@ -62,14 +62,23 @@ execute::execute
 )
 :
     liggghtsCommandModel(dict,sm,i),
-    propsDict_(dict.subOrEmptyDict(typeName + "Props")),
     nrModel_(i),
-    commandList_(wordList(propsDict_.lookup("command"))),
+    propsDict_(),
+    commandList_(),
     command_(""),
     scalarList_(0),
     labelList_(0),
     timeStamp_(false)
 {
+    // read propsDict
+    OStringStream oStrStream;
+    oStrStream << nrModel_;
+
+    propsDict_ = dict.subOrEmptyDict(typeName + "Props" + oStrStream.str());
+
+    // read command list
+    commandList_ = wordList(propsDict_.lookup("command"));
+
     // read list of scalars
     if (propsDict_.found("scalars"))
     {
@@ -85,7 +94,7 @@ execute::execute
     // check if verbose
     if (propsDict_.found("verbose"))
     {
-        verbose_ = propsDict_.lookup("verbose");
+        verbose_ = true;
     }
 
     parseCommandList(commandList_, labelList_, scalarList_, command_, propsDict_, timeStamp_);
diff --git a/src/lagrangian/cfdemParticle/subModels/liggghtsCommandModel/execute/execute.H b/src/lagrangian/cfdemParticle/subModels/liggghtsCommandModel/execute/execute.H
index 477c97d1..d3349400 100644
--- a/src/lagrangian/cfdemParticle/subModels/liggghtsCommandModel/execute/execute.H
+++ b/src/lagrangian/cfdemParticle/subModels/liggghtsCommandModel/execute/execute.H
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ class execute
 {
 private:
 
-    dictionary propsDict_;
-
     int nrModel_;
 
+    dictionary propsDict_;
+
     wordList commandList_;
 
     word command_;
diff --git a/src/lagrangian/cfdemParticle/subModels/liggghtsCommandModel/readLiggghtsData/readLiggghtsData.C b/src/lagrangian/cfdemParticle/subModels/liggghtsCommandModel/readLiggghtsData/readLiggghtsData.C
index 9c5b00e5..f06f40bc 100644
--- a/src/lagrangian/cfdemParticle/subModels/liggghtsCommandModel/readLiggghtsData/readLiggghtsData.C
+++ b/src/lagrangian/cfdemParticle/subModels/liggghtsCommandModel/readLiggghtsData/readLiggghtsData.C
@@ -62,12 +62,22 @@ readLiggghtsData::readLiggghtsData
 )
 :
     liggghtsCommandModel(dict,sm,i),
-    propsDict_(dict.subOrEmptyDict(typeName + "Props")),
     nrModel_(i),
-    insertionNr_(readLabel(propsDict_.lookup("startIndex"))),
+    propsDict_(),
+    insertionNr_(),
     command_("read_data"),
     filePathList_(0)
 {
+    // read propsDict
+    OStringStream oStrStream;
+    oStrStream << nrModel_;
+
+    propsDict_ = dict.subOrEmptyDict(typeName + "Props" + oStrStream.str());
+
+    // read insertion nr
+    insertionNr_ = readLabel(propsDict_.lookup("startIndex"));
+
+
     if (propsDict_.found("exactTiming"))
     {
         exactTiming_ = propsDict_.lookup("exactTiming");
@@ -76,7 +86,7 @@ readLiggghtsData::readLiggghtsData
 
     if (propsDict_.found("verbose"))
     {
-        verbose_ = propsDict_.lookup("verbose");
+        verbose_ = true;
     }
 
     // read command from dict
diff --git a/src/lagrangian/cfdemParticle/subModels/liggghtsCommandModel/readLiggghtsData/readLiggghtsData.H b/src/lagrangian/cfdemParticle/subModels/liggghtsCommandModel/readLiggghtsData/readLiggghtsData.H
index 6cd26e31..68f8ed87 100644
--- a/src/lagrangian/cfdemParticle/subModels/liggghtsCommandModel/readLiggghtsData/readLiggghtsData.H
+++ b/src/lagrangian/cfdemParticle/subModels/liggghtsCommandModel/readLiggghtsData/readLiggghtsData.H
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ class readLiggghtsData
 {
 private:
 
-    dictionary propsDict_;
-    
     int nrModel_;
 
+    dictionary propsDict_;
+
     int insertionNr_;
 
     word command_;