diff --git a/src/lagrangian/cfdemParticle/subModels/liggghtsCommandModel/execute/execute.C b/src/lagrangian/cfdemParticle/subModels/liggghtsCommandModel/execute/execute.C
index 3b8a4c94..5c5096af 100644
--- a/src/lagrangian/cfdemParticle/subModels/liggghtsCommandModel/execute/execute.C
+++ b/src/lagrangian/cfdemParticle/subModels/liggghtsCommandModel/execute/execute.C
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ execute::execute
     parseCommandList(commandList_, labelList_, scalarList_, command_, propsDict_, timeStamp_);
     Info << "liggghtsCommand " << command_ << endl;
 
-    strCommand_ = string(command_);
+    strCommand_ = command_;
 
     checkTimeMode(propsDict_);
 
diff --git a/src/lagrangian/cfdemParticle/subModels/liggghtsCommandModel/writeLiggghts/writeLiggghts.C b/src/lagrangian/cfdemParticle/subModels/liggghtsCommandModel/writeLiggghts/writeLiggghts.C
index 9a061b2b..ebed180d 100644
--- a/src/lagrangian/cfdemParticle/subModels/liggghtsCommandModel/writeLiggghts/writeLiggghts.C
+++ b/src/lagrangian/cfdemParticle/subModels/liggghtsCommandModel/writeLiggghts/writeLiggghts.C
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ writeLiggghts::writeLiggghts
     command_ += " " + path_ + "/" + writeName_;
     if (overwrite_)
     {
-        strCommand_=string(command_);
+        strCommand_ = command_;
     }
     else
     {