diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/porosityModel/DarcyForchheimer/DarcyForchheimer.C b/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/porosityModel/DarcyForchheimer/DarcyForchheimer.C
index 36a9ba7ada..4860c4849b 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/porosityModel/DarcyForchheimer/DarcyForchheimer.C
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/porosityModel/DarcyForchheimer/DarcyForchheimer.C
@@ -47,10 +47,11 @@ Foam::porosityModels::DarcyForchheimer::DarcyForchheimer
     const word& name,
     const word& modelType,
     const fvMesh& mesh,
-    const dictionary& dict
+    const dictionary& dict,
+    const word& cellZoneName
 )
 :
-    porosityModel(name, modelType, mesh, dict),
+    porosityModel(name, modelType, mesh, dict, cellZoneName),
     coordSys_(coeffs_, mesh),
     D_("D", dimless/sqr(dimLength), tensor::zero),
     F_("F", dimless/dimLength, tensor::zero),
diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/porosityModel/DarcyForchheimer/DarcyForchheimer.H b/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/porosityModel/DarcyForchheimer/DarcyForchheimer.H
index a85fae7fc6..ab3007d204 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/porosityModel/DarcyForchheimer/DarcyForchheimer.H
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/porosityModel/DarcyForchheimer/DarcyForchheimer.H
@@ -136,7 +136,8 @@ public:
         const word& name,
         const word& modelType,
         const fvMesh& mesh,
-        const dictionary& dict
+        const dictionary& dict,
+        const word& cellZoneName
     );
 
     //- Destructor
diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/porosityModel/fixedCoeff/fixedCoeff.C b/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/porosityModel/fixedCoeff/fixedCoeff.C
index 55c4202d5a..59cef74368 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/porosityModel/fixedCoeff/fixedCoeff.C
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/porosityModel/fixedCoeff/fixedCoeff.C
@@ -102,10 +102,11 @@ Foam::porosityModels::fixedCoeff::fixedCoeff
     const word& name,
     const word& modelType,
     const fvMesh& mesh,
-    const dictionary& dict
+    const dictionary& dict,
+    const word& cellZoneName
 )
 :
-    porosityModel(name, modelType, mesh, dict),
+    porosityModel(name, modelType, mesh, dict, cellZoneName),
     coordSys_(coeffs_, mesh),
     alpha_("alpha", dimless/dimTime, tensor::zero),
     beta_("beta", dimless/dimLength, tensor::zero)
diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/porosityModel/fixedCoeff/fixedCoeff.H b/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/porosityModel/fixedCoeff/fixedCoeff.H
index c0e28ac87e..61f4c36224 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/porosityModel/fixedCoeff/fixedCoeff.H
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/porosityModel/fixedCoeff/fixedCoeff.H
@@ -113,7 +113,8 @@ public:
         const word& name,
         const word& modelType,
         const fvMesh& mesh,
-        const dictionary& dict
+        const dictionary& dict,
+        const word& cellZoneName
     );
 
     //- Destructor
diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/porosityModel/porosityModel/porosityModel.C b/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/porosityModel/porosityModel/porosityModel.C
index f0997c8222..aa4e4ad641 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/porosityModel/porosityModel/porosityModel.C
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/porosityModel/porosityModel/porosityModel.C
@@ -73,17 +73,30 @@ Foam::porosityModel::porosityModel
     const word& name,
     const word& modelType,
     const fvMesh& mesh,
-    const dictionary& dict
+    const dictionary& dict,
+    const word& cellZoneName
 )
 :
     name_(name),
     mesh_(mesh),
     dict_(dict),
     coeffs_(dict.subDict(modelType + "Coeffs")),
-    active_(readBool(dict_.lookup("active"))),
-    zoneName_(dict_.lookup("cellZone")),
-    cellZoneIds_(mesh_.cellZones().findIndices(zoneName_))
+    active_(true),
+    zoneName_(),
+    cellZoneIds_()
 {
+    if (cellZoneName == "unknown")
+    {
+        dict.lookup("actuve") >> active_;
+        dict_.lookup("cellZone") >> zoneName_;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        zoneName_ = cellZoneName;
+    }
+
+    cellZoneIds_ = mesh_.cellZones().findIndices(zoneName_);
+
     Info<< "    creating porous zone: " << zoneName_ << endl;
 
     bool foundZone = !cellZoneIds_.empty();
@@ -99,6 +112,7 @@ Foam::porosityModel::porosityModel
                 "const word&, "
                 "const fvMesh&, "
                 "const dictionary&"
+                "const word&, "
             ")"
         )   << "cannot find porous cellZone " << zoneName_
             << exit(FatalError);
diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/porosityModel/porosityModel/porosityModel.H b/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/porosityModel/porosityModel/porosityModel.H
index 56131ba3dd..01098aff44 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/porosityModel/porosityModel/porosityModel.H
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/porosityModel/porosityModel/porosityModel.H
@@ -127,9 +127,10 @@ public:
             const word& modelName,
             const word& name,
             const fvMesh& mesh,
-            const dictionary& dict
+            const dictionary& dict,
+            const word& cellZoneName
         ),
-        (modelName, name, mesh, dict)
+        (modelName, name, mesh, dict, cellZoneName)
     );
 
     //- Constructor
@@ -138,7 +139,8 @@ public:
         const word& name,
         const word& modelType,
         const fvMesh& mesh,
-        const dictionary& dict
+        const dictionary& dict,
+        const word& cellZoneName
     );
 
     //- Return pointer to new porosityModel object created on the freestore
@@ -182,7 +184,8 @@ public:
     (
         const word& name,
         const fvMesh& mesh,
-        const dictionary& dict
+        const dictionary& dict,
+        const word& cellZoneName = "unknown"
     );
 
     //- Destructor
diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/porosityModel/porosityModel/porosityModelNew.C b/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/porosityModel/porosityModel/porosityModelNew.C
index 1da8c91c4d..d0fe203537 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/porosityModel/porosityModel/porosityModelNew.C
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/porosityModel/porosityModel/porosityModelNew.C
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ Foam::autoPtr<Foam::porosityModel> Foam::porosityModel::New
 (
     const word& name,
     const fvMesh& mesh,
-    const dictionary& dict
+    const dictionary& dict,
+    const word& cellZoneName
 )
 {
     const word modelType(dict.lookup("type"));
@@ -48,9 +49,10 @@ Foam::autoPtr<Foam::porosityModel> Foam::porosityModel::New
         (
             "porosityModel::New"
             "("
-                "const word& name,"
+                "const word&, "
                 "const fvMesh&, "
-                "const dictionary&"
+                "const dictionary&, "
+                "const word&"
             ")"
         )
             << "Unknown " << typeName << " type " << modelType << nl << nl
@@ -59,7 +61,17 @@ Foam::autoPtr<Foam::porosityModel> Foam::porosityModel::New
             << exit(FatalError);
     }
 
-    return autoPtr<porosityModel>(cstrIter()(name, modelType, mesh, dict));
+    return autoPtr<porosityModel>
+    (
+        cstrIter()
+        (
+            name,
+            modelType,
+            mesh,
+            dict,
+            cellZoneName
+        )
+    );
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/porosityModel/powerLaw/powerLaw.C b/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/porosityModel/powerLaw/powerLaw.C
index 15fbae39df..2516c8c6b2 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/porosityModel/powerLaw/powerLaw.C
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/porosityModel/powerLaw/powerLaw.C
@@ -47,10 +47,11 @@ Foam::porosityModels::powerLaw::powerLaw
     const word& name,
     const word& modelType,
     const fvMesh& mesh,
-    const dictionary& dict
+    const dictionary& dict,
+    const word& cellZoneName
 )
 :
-    porosityModel(name, modelType, mesh, dict),
+    porosityModel(name, modelType, mesh, dict, cellZoneName),
     C0_(readScalar(coeffs_.lookup("C0"))),
     C1_(readScalar(coeffs_.lookup("C1"))),
     rhoName_(coeffs_.lookupOrDefault<word>("rho", "rho"))
diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/porosityModel/powerLaw/powerLaw.H b/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/porosityModel/powerLaw/powerLaw.H
index 2c26946265..fb0797aaa7 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/porosityModel/powerLaw/powerLaw.H
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/porosityModel/powerLaw/powerLaw.H
@@ -117,7 +117,8 @@ public:
         const word& name,
         const word& modelType,
         const fvMesh& mesh,
-        const dictionary& dict
+        const dictionary& dict,
+        const word& cellZoneName
     );
 
     //- Destructor