diff --git a/applications/solvers/lagrangian/reactingParcelFilmFoam/Make/options b/applications/solvers/lagrangian/reactingParcelFilmFoam/Make/options
index 8b2729e8c0..014cd4e356 100644
--- a/applications/solvers/lagrangian/reactingParcelFilmFoam/Make/options
+++ b/applications/solvers/lagrangian/reactingParcelFilmFoam/Make/options
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 EXE_INC = \
+    -I. \
     -I$(LIB_SRC)/finiteVolume/lnInclude \
     -I${LIB_SRC}/sampling/lnInclude \
     -I${LIB_SRC}/meshTools/lnInclude \
@@ -25,7 +26,6 @@ EXE_INC = \
     -I$(LIB_SRC)/combustionModels/lnInclude \
     -I$(FOAM_SOLVERS)/combustion/reactingFoam
 
-
 EXE_LIBS = \
     -lfiniteVolume \
     -lfvOptions \
diff --git a/applications/solvers/lagrangian/reactingParcelFilmFoam/createFieldRefs.H b/applications/solvers/lagrangian/reactingParcelFilmFoam/createFieldRefs.H
index 4748421aa4..14914688ca 100644
--- a/applications/solvers/lagrangian/reactingParcelFilmFoam/createFieldRefs.H
+++ b/applications/solvers/lagrangian/reactingParcelFilmFoam/createFieldRefs.H
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
 const label inertIndex(composition.species()[inertSpecie]);
+
+const volScalarField& T = thermo.T();
+const volScalarField& psi = thermo.psi();
+filmModelType& surfaceFilm = tsurfaceFilm();
diff --git a/applications/solvers/lagrangian/reactingParcelFilmFoam/createFields.H b/applications/solvers/lagrangian/reactingParcelFilmFoam/createFields.H
index 313c82d0e2..8ec3c94169 100644
--- a/applications/solvers/lagrangian/reactingParcelFilmFoam/createFields.H
+++ b/applications/solvers/lagrangian/reactingParcelFilmFoam/createFields.H
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ volScalarField rho
 );
 
 volScalarField& p = thermo.p();
-const volScalarField& T = thermo.T();
-const volScalarField& psi = thermo.psi();
 
 Info<< "\nReading field U\n" << endl;
 volVectorField U
diff --git a/applications/solvers/lagrangian/reactingParcelFilmFoam/createSurfaceFilmModel.H b/applications/solvers/lagrangian/reactingParcelFilmFoam/createSurfaceFilmModel.H
index 1db870f0aa..ffdbcbf6a9 100644
--- a/applications/solvers/lagrangian/reactingParcelFilmFoam/createSurfaceFilmModel.H
+++ b/applications/solvers/lagrangian/reactingParcelFilmFoam/createSurfaceFilmModel.H
@@ -3,5 +3,3 @@ Info<< "\nConstructing surface film model" << endl;
 typedef regionModels::surfaceFilmModels::surfaceFilmModel filmModelType;
 
 autoPtr<filmModelType> tsurfaceFilm(filmModelType::New(mesh, g));
-filmModelType& surfaceFilm = tsurfaceFilm();
-