diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/include/alphaControls.H b/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/include/alphaControls.H
index b5ae1f94d8..c172904f4f 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/include/alphaControls.H
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/include/alphaControls.H
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const dictionary& alphaControls = mesh.solverDict(alpha1.name());
 label nAlphaCorr(readLabel(alphaControls.lookup("nAlphaCorr")));
 label nAlphaSubCycles(readLabel(alphaControls.lookup("nAlphaSubCycles")));
-Switch MULESCorr(alphaControls.lookup("MULESCorr"));
+Switch MULESCorr(alphaControls.lookupOrDefault<Switch>("MULESCorr", false));
 
 if (nAlphaSubCycles > 1 && pimple.nCorrPIMPLE() != 1)
 {
diff --git a/tutorials/multiphase/interFoam/laminar/capillaryRise/system/fvSolution b/tutorials/multiphase/interFoam/laminar/capillaryRise/system/fvSolution
index 569a58a340..6bea572056 100644
--- a/tutorials/multiphase/interFoam/laminar/capillaryRise/system/fvSolution
+++ b/tutorials/multiphase/interFoam/laminar/capillaryRise/system/fvSolution
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ FoamFile
 
 solvers
 {
+    alpha1
+    {
+        nAlphaCorr      1;
+        nAlphaSubCycles 2;
+        cAlpha          1;
+    }
+
     pcorr
     {
         solver          PCG;
@@ -54,9 +61,6 @@ PIMPLE
     momentumPredictor no;
     nCorrectors     3;
     nNonOrthogonalCorrectors 0;
-    nAlphaCorr      1;
-    nAlphaSubCycles 2;
-    cAlpha          1;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/tutorials/multiphase/interFoam/laminar/damBreak/system/fvSolution b/tutorials/multiphase/interFoam/laminar/damBreak/system/fvSolution
index 569a58a340..6bea572056 100644
--- a/tutorials/multiphase/interFoam/laminar/damBreak/system/fvSolution
+++ b/tutorials/multiphase/interFoam/laminar/damBreak/system/fvSolution
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ FoamFile
 
 solvers
 {
+    alpha1
+    {
+        nAlphaCorr      1;
+        nAlphaSubCycles 2;
+        cAlpha          1;
+    }
+
     pcorr
     {
         solver          PCG;
@@ -54,9 +61,6 @@ PIMPLE
     momentumPredictor no;
     nCorrectors     3;
     nNonOrthogonalCorrectors 0;
-    nAlphaCorr      1;
-    nAlphaSubCycles 2;
-    cAlpha          1;
 }