diff --git a/applications/solvers/multiphase/compressibleMultiphaseInterFoam/multiphaseMixtureThermo/multiphaseMixtureThermo.C b/applications/solvers/multiphase/compressibleMultiphaseInterFoam/multiphaseMixtureThermo/multiphaseMixtureThermo.C
index 59cd77aee2..6eda25f9ff 100644
--- a/applications/solvers/multiphase/compressibleMultiphaseInterFoam/multiphaseMixtureThermo/multiphaseMixtureThermo.C
+++ b/applications/solvers/multiphase/compressibleMultiphaseInterFoam/multiphaseMixtureThermo/multiphaseMixtureThermo.C
@@ -705,12 +705,9 @@ void Foam::multiphaseMixtureThermo::solve()
 {
     const Time& runTime = mesh_.time();
 
-    const dictionary& pimpleDict = mesh_.solutionDict().subDict("PIMPLE");
-
-    label nAlphaSubCycles(readLabel(pimpleDict.lookup("nAlphaSubCycles")));
-
-    scalar cAlpha(readScalar(pimpleDict.lookup("cAlpha")));
-
+    const dictionary& alphaControls = mesh_.solverDict("alpha");
+    label nAlphaSubCycles(readLabel(alphaControls.lookup("nAlphaSubCycles")));
+    scalar cAlpha(readScalar(alphaControls.lookup("cAlpha")));
 
     volScalarField& alpha = phases_.first();
 
diff --git a/tutorials/multiphase/compressibleMultiphaseInterFoam/laminar/damBreak4phase/system/fvSolution b/tutorials/multiphase/compressibleMultiphaseInterFoam/laminar/damBreak4phase/system/fvSolution
index 16bd02485c..06dd87a96d 100644
--- a/tutorials/multiphase/compressibleMultiphaseInterFoam/laminar/damBreak4phase/system/fvSolution
+++ b/tutorials/multiphase/compressibleMultiphaseInterFoam/laminar/damBreak4phase/system/fvSolution
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ FoamFile
 
 solvers
 {
+    "alpha.*"
+    {
+        nAlphaSubCycles 4;
+        cAlpha          2;
+    }
+
     pcorr
     {
         solver          PCG;
@@ -102,8 +108,6 @@ PIMPLE
 {
     nCorrectors     2;
     nNonOrthogonalCorrectors 0;
-    nAlphaSubCycles 4;
-    cAlpha          2;
 }
 
 relaxationFactors