diff --git a/applications/solvers/rcfdemSolverBase/updateFields.H b/applications/solvers/rcfdemSolverBase/updateFields.H
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+scalarList wList(weightDict.lookupOrDefault("weights",scalarList(1,1.0)));
+
+recurrenceBase.recP().updateIntervalWeights(wList);
+
+// is it neccessary to extend recurrence path?
+if(recurrenceBase.recM().endOfPath())
+{
+    recurrenceBase.extendPath();
+}
+
+// update fields where necessary
+if (updateVoidfractionRec)
+{
+    recurrenceBase.recM().exportVolScalarField("voidfraction",voidfractionRec);
+}
+
+if (updateURec)
+{
+    recurrenceBase.recM().exportVolVectorField("U",URec);
+}
+
+if (updateUsRec)
+{
+    recurrenceBase.recM().exportVolVectorField("Us",UsRec);
+}
+
+if (updatePhiRec)
+{
+    recurrenceBase.recM().exportSurfaceScalarField("phi",phiRec);
+}