diff --git a/src/lagrangian/cfdemParticle/subModels/probeModel/noProbe/noProbe.C b/src/lagrangian/cfdemParticle/subModels/probeModel/noProbe/noProbe.C
index 46d0bfab..824ffaca 100644
--- a/src/lagrangian/cfdemParticle/subModels/probeModel/noProbe/noProbe.C
+++ b/src/lagrangian/cfdemParticle/subModels/probeModel/noProbe/noProbe.C
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ noProbe::noProbe
 (
     const dictionary& dict,
     cfdemCloud& sm,
-    word   typeName,
-    const char*  logFileName
+    const word& typeName,
+    const char* logFileName
 )
 :
     probeModel(dict,sm,typeName,logFileName)