diff --git a/src/fvMeshMovers/multiValveEngine/movingObject.C b/src/fvMeshMovers/multiValveEngine/movingObject.C
index 4d72c02b46..3ce574af1b 100644
--- a/src/fvMeshMovers/multiValveEngine/movingObject.C
+++ b/src/fvMeshMovers/multiValveEngine/movingObject.C
@@ -317,9 +317,9 @@ Foam::fvMeshMovers::multiValveEngine::movingObject::movingObject
         dimensionedScalar(dimless, 0)
     ),
     cosine_(dict.lookupOrDefault("cosineScaling", false)),
-    fractionalTravelInterval_
+    travelInterval_
     (
-        dict.lookupOrDefault<scalar>("fractionalTravelInterval", 1)
+        dict.lookupOrDefault<scalar>("travelInterval", great)
     ),
     executionCount_(0),
     position0_(-great),
@@ -360,8 +360,6 @@ Foam::fvMeshMovers::multiValveEngine::movingObject::movingObject
         userTime += userDeltaT;
     }
 
-    travel_ = maxTravel - minTravel;
-
     initPatchSets();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/fvMeshMovers/multiValveEngine/multiValveEngine.H b/src/fvMeshMovers/multiValveEngine/multiValveEngine.H
index 134a9ebe4b..efb96dc23c 100644
--- a/src/fvMeshMovers/multiValveEngine/multiValveEngine.H
+++ b/src/fvMeshMovers/multiValveEngine/multiValveEngine.H
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ Description
           deformation near the moving object and sustain e.g. boundary layer.
           (Default no, i.e. linear weighting)
 
-        - fractionalTravelInterval: fraction of the stroke travelled after
+        - travelInterval: part of the stroke travelled after
           which the cached motion scaling weights are recalculated
 
         For valve object only:
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ Description
             movingFrozenLayerThickness  0;
             staticFrozenLayerThickness  0;
 
-            fractionalTravelInterval    0.1;
+            travelInterval      0.1;
 
             cosineScaling       yes;
         }
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ Description
                 movingFrozenLayerThickness  0;
                 staticFrozenLayerThickness  0;
 
-                fractionalTravelInterval    0.1;
+                travelInterval      0.01;
 
                 cosineScaling       yes;
 
@@ -279,9 +279,6 @@ public:
             //- Piston motion function
             autoPtr<Function1<scalar>> motion_;
 
-            //- Maximum travel of the object
-            scalar travel_;
-
             //- Object patchSet
             labelHashSet patchSet_;
 
@@ -313,9 +310,8 @@ public:
             //  for the boundary point motion
             Switch cosine_;
 
-            //- Update the scale_ field when the normalised travel exceeds
-            //  fractionalTravelInterval_
-            const scalar fractionalTravelInterval_;
+            //- Update the scale_ field when the travel exceeds travelInterval
+            const scalar travelInterval_;
 
             //- Count of the scale_ field updates
             mutable label executionCount_;
diff --git a/src/fvMeshMovers/multiValveEngine/piston.C b/src/fvMeshMovers/multiValveEngine/piston.C
index 90b59a3bb0..c1e09c4e98 100644
--- a/src/fvMeshMovers/multiValveEngine/piston.C
+++ b/src/fvMeshMovers/multiValveEngine/piston.C
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ Foam::scalar Foam::fvMeshMovers::multiValveEngine::pistonObject::speed() const
 Foam::scalar
 Foam::fvMeshMovers::multiValveEngine::pistonObject::clearance() const
 {
-    if (mag(position() - position0_)/travel_ > fractionalTravelInterval_)
+    if (mag(position() - position0_) > travelInterval_)
     {
         return clearance_;
     }
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ void Foam::fvMeshMovers::multiValveEngine::pistonObject::updatePoints
     const scalar position = this->position();
 
     // Update a cached scale_ field if needed
-    if (mag(position - position0_)/travel_ > fractionalTravelInterval_)
+    if (mag(position - position0_) > travelInterval_)
     {
         Info << "    Updating scale field" << endl;
 
diff --git a/src/fvMeshMovers/multiValveEngine/valve.C b/src/fvMeshMovers/multiValveEngine/valve.C
index 353129071f..62aba3dd71 100644
--- a/src/fvMeshMovers/multiValveEngine/valve.C
+++ b/src/fvMeshMovers/multiValveEngine/valve.C
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ void Foam::fvMeshMovers::multiValveEngine::valveObject::updatePoints
         const scalar position = this->lift();
 
         // Update a cached scale_ field if needed
-        if (mag(position - position0_)/travel_ > fractionalTravelInterval_)
+        if (mag(position - position0_) > travelInterval_)
         {
             const pointMesh& pMesh = pointMesh::New(meshMover_.mesh());
             const pointField& points(meshMover_.mesh().points());
diff --git a/tutorials/XiFluid/kivaTest/constant/dynamicMeshDict b/tutorials/XiFluid/kivaTest/constant/dynamicMeshDict
index 1c94918bb6..c89ce55218 100644
--- a/tutorials/XiFluid/kivaTest/constant/dynamicMeshDict
+++ b/tutorials/XiFluid/kivaTest/constant/dynamicMeshDict
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ mover
         frozenZones         (cylinderHead);
 
         // There is no need to update the motion weights
-        fractionalTravelInterval       1;
+        // travelInterval      0.01;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/tutorials/fluid/engine2Valve2D/constant/dynamicMeshDict b/tutorials/fluid/engine2Valve2D/constant/dynamicMeshDict
index 0cf9cfabe0..d0ad59c3a6 100644
--- a/tutorials/fluid/engine2Valve2D/constant/dynamicMeshDict
+++ b/tutorials/fluid/engine2Valve2D/constant/dynamicMeshDict
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ mover
 
         movingFrozenLayerThickness  0;
 
-        fractionalTravelInterval    0.1;
+        travelInterval              0.1;
         cosineScaling               yes;
     }
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ mover
 
             movingFrozenLayerThickness  0;
 
-            fractionalTravelInterval    0.02;
+            travelInterval              5.8e-3;
             cosineScaling               yes;
 
             minLift                     0.01;