diff --git a/src/genericPatchFields/genericFaPatchField/genericFaPatchField.C b/src/genericPatchFields/genericFaPatchField/genericFaPatchField.C
index b5f5d7637e..dd8a10ff4a 100644
--- a/src/genericPatchFields/genericFaPatchField/genericFaPatchField.C
+++ b/src/genericPatchFields/genericFaPatchField/genericFaPatchField.C
@@ -701,6 +701,7 @@ void Foam::genericFaPatchField<Type>::write(Ostream& os) const
 
         if (key == "type" || key == "value")
         {
+            // NB: "type" written first, "value" written last
             continue;
         }
         else if
diff --git a/src/genericPatchFields/genericFvsPatchField/genericFvsPatchField.C b/src/genericPatchFields/genericFvsPatchField/genericFvsPatchField.C
index ad0daf79ca..e933723c12 100644
--- a/src/genericPatchFields/genericFvsPatchField/genericFvsPatchField.C
+++ b/src/genericPatchFields/genericFvsPatchField/genericFvsPatchField.C
@@ -699,6 +699,7 @@ void Foam::genericFvsPatchField<Type>::write(Ostream& os) const
 
         if (key == "type" || key == "value")
         {
+            // NB: "type" written first, "value" written last
             continue;
         }
         else if
diff --git a/src/genericPatchFields/genericPointPatchField/genericPointPatchField.C b/src/genericPatchFields/genericPointPatchField/genericPointPatchField.C
index 2b4c7ad5bf..58e2976e9c 100644
--- a/src/genericPatchFields/genericPointPatchField/genericPointPatchField.C
+++ b/src/genericPatchFields/genericPointPatchField/genericPointPatchField.C
@@ -480,8 +480,9 @@ void Foam::genericPointPatchField<Type>::write(Ostream& os) const
     {
         const keyType& key = dEntry.keyword();
 
-        if (key == "type" || key == "value")
+        if (key == "type")
         {
+            // NB: "type" written first, no special treatment for "value"
             continue;
         }
         else if