diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/uniformFixedGradient/uniformFixedGradientFvPatchField.C b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/uniformFixedGradient/uniformFixedGradientFvPatchField.C
index 566093591a..0a5a113d90 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/uniformFixedGradient/uniformFixedGradientFvPatchField.C
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/uniformFixedGradient/uniformFixedGradientFvPatchField.C
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ Foam::uniformFixedGradientFvPatchField<Type>::uniformFixedGradientFvPatchField
         const scalar t = this->db().time().timeOutputValue();
         this->gradient() = uniformGradient_->value(t);
     }
+
+    fixedGradientFvPatchField<Type>::evaluate();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/uniformFixedGradient/uniformFixedGradientFvPatchFieldsFwd.H b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/uniformFixedGradient/uniformFixedGradientFvPatchFieldsFwd.H
index 9eaa07e2a6..d76a6080e2 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/uniformFixedGradient/uniformFixedGradientFvPatchFieldsFwd.H
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/uniformFixedGradient/uniformFixedGradientFvPatchFieldsFwd.H
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2013 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2013-2015 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace Foam
 
 template<class Type> class uniformFixedGradientFvPatchField;
 
-makePatchTypeFieldTypedefs(uniform);
+makePatchTypeFieldTypedefs(uniformFixedGradient);
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //