diff --git a/src/waves/fvModels/verticalDamping/verticalDamping.C b/src/waves/fvModels/verticalDamping/verticalDamping.C
index 5d04867efd..b0318f5340 100644
--- a/src/waves/fvModels/verticalDamping/verticalDamping.C
+++ b/src/waves/fvModels/verticalDamping/verticalDamping.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     | Website:  https://openfoam.org
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2017-2023 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2017-2024 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ Foam::fv::verticalDamping::verticalDamping
     forcing(name, modelType, mesh, dict),
     UName_(coeffs().lookupOrDefault<word>("U", "U"))
 {
+    readCoeffs();
     writeForceFields();
 }