diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/dictionary/functionEntries/functionEntry/functionEntry.C b/src/OpenFOAM/db/dictionary/functionEntries/functionEntry/functionEntry.C
index d48c89fdc9..a52f8496fc 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/dictionary/functionEntries/functionEntry/functionEntry.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/dictionary/functionEntries/functionEntry/functionEntry.C
@@ -49,16 +49,14 @@ namespace Foam
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * Private Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
-Foam::string Foam::functionEntry::readLine(const word& key, Istream& is)
+Foam::word Foam::functionEntry::readLine(Istream& is)
 {
-    string s;
+    word s;
     dynamic_cast<ISstream&>(is).getLine(s);
-
-    return key + s;
+    return s;
 }
 
 
-
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * Protected Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 bool Foam::functionEntry::insert
@@ -95,8 +93,8 @@ Foam::functionEntry::functionEntry
 :
     primitiveEntry
     (
-        word(key + dict.name() + Foam::name(is.lineNumber())),
-        token(word(readLine(key, is)), is.lineNumber())
+        key,
+        token(readLine(is), is.lineNumber())
     )
 {}
 
@@ -192,6 +190,8 @@ void Foam::functionEntry::write(Ostream& os) const
 {
     os.indent();
 
+    writeKeyword(os, keyword());
+
     for (label i=0; i<size(); ++i)
     {
         os << operator[](i);
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/dictionary/functionEntries/functionEntry/functionEntry.H b/src/OpenFOAM/db/dictionary/functionEntries/functionEntry/functionEntry.H
index de798d86f8..96cba7e119 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/dictionary/functionEntries/functionEntry/functionEntry.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/dictionary/functionEntries/functionEntry/functionEntry.H
@@ -67,8 +67,9 @@ class functionEntry
 {
     // Private Member Functions
 
-        //- Read line as string token
-        static string readLine(const word& key, Istream& is);
+        //- Read line as word token
+        static word readLine(Istream& is);
+
 
 protected:
 
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/functionObjectList/functionObjectList.C b/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/functionObjectList/functionObjectList.C
index 6f2390af7f..b45a25fc08 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/functionObjectList/functionObjectList.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/functionObjectList/functionObjectList.C
@@ -373,7 +373,6 @@ bool Foam::functionObjectList::readFunctionObject
         funcDict.set("region", region);
     }
 
-    // Merge this functionObject dictionary into functionsDict
     const word funcCallKeyword = string::validate<word>(funcCall);
     dictionary funcArgsDict;
     funcArgsDict.add(funcCallKeyword, funcDict);
@@ -400,6 +399,7 @@ bool Foam::functionObjectList::readFunctionObject
         requiredFields.insert(wordList(expandedFuncDict.lookup("fields")));
     }
 
+    // Merge this functionObject dictionary into functionsDict
     functionsDict.merge(funcArgsDict);
     functionsDict.subDict(funcCallKeyword).name() = funcDict.name();