diff --git a/src/lagrangian/cfdemParticle/subModels/forceModel/BeetstraDrag/BeetstraDrag.C b/src/lagrangian/cfdemParticle/subModels/forceModel/BeetstraDrag/BeetstraDrag.C
index b52f2a7b..345b27c7 100644
--- a/src/lagrangian/cfdemParticle/subModels/forceModel/BeetstraDrag/BeetstraDrag.C
+++ b/src/lagrangian/cfdemParticle/subModels/forceModel/BeetstraDrag/BeetstraDrag.C
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ BeetstraDrag::BeetstraDrag
     particleCloud_.probeM().vectorFields_.append("dragForce"); //first entry must  be the force
     particleCloud_.probeM().vectorFields_.append("Urel");
     particleCloud_.probeM().scalarFields_.append("Rep");
-    particleCloud_.probeM().scalarFields_.append("betaP");
     particleCloud_.probeM().scalarFields_.append("voidfraction");
     particleCloud_.probeM().writeHeader();
 
diff --git a/src/lagrangian/cfdemParticle/subModels/probeModel/particleProbe/particleProbe.C b/src/lagrangian/cfdemParticle/subModels/probeModel/particleProbe/particleProbe.C
index 5a0441d9..6060b38b 100644
--- a/src/lagrangian/cfdemParticle/subModels/probeModel/particleProbe/particleProbe.C
+++ b/src/lagrangian/cfdemParticle/subModels/probeModel/particleProbe/particleProbe.C
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ void particleProbe::writeProbe(int index, Field<scalar> sValues, Field<vector> v
         *sPtr << setprecision(writePrecision_);
         forAll(vValues, iter)
         {
-            // if(!probeDebug_ && iter>0) break;
+            if(!probeDebug_ && iter>0) break;
             *sPtr << vValues[iter][0] << "   ";
             *sPtr << vValues[iter][1] << "   ";
             *sPtr << vValues[iter][2] << "   ";