diff --git a/src/sampling/probes/probes.C b/src/sampling/probes/probes.C
index 071e6cd303..b4b8e5e95c 100644
--- a/src/sampling/probes/probes.C
+++ b/src/sampling/probes/probes.C
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Copyright (C) 2011-2017 OpenFOAM Foundation
-    Copyright (C) 2015-2022 OpenCFD Ltd.
+    Copyright (C) 2015-2023 OpenCFD Ltd.
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
     This file is part of OpenFOAM.
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ void Foam::probes::createProbeFiles(const wordList& fieldNames)
             DebugInfo<< "open probe stream: " << os.name() << endl;
 
             const unsigned int width(IOstream::defaultPrecision() + 7);
+            os  << setf(ios_base::left);
 
             forAll(*this, probei)
             {
@@ -139,8 +140,7 @@ void Foam::probes::createProbeFiles(const wordList& fieldNames)
                 os  << nl;
             }
 
-            os  << '#' << setw(IOstream::defaultPrecision() + 6)
-                << "Probe";
+            os  << setw(width) << "# Time";
 
             forAll(*this, probei)
             {
@@ -149,10 +149,7 @@ void Foam::probes::createProbeFiles(const wordList& fieldNames)
                     os  << ' ' << setw(width) << probei;
                 }
             }
-            os  << nl;
-
-            os  << '#' << setw(IOstream::defaultPrecision() + 6)
-                << "Time" << endl;
+            os  << endl;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/sampling/probes/probesTemplates.C b/src/sampling/probes/probesTemplates.C
index f13f10b0a1..06cd892287 100644
--- a/src/sampling/probes/probesTemplates.C
+++ b/src/sampling/probes/probesTemplates.C
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ License
 #include "surfaceFields.H"
 #include "IOmanip.H"
 #include "interpolation.H"
+#include "SpanStream.H"
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
@@ -137,11 +138,15 @@ void Foam::probes::writeValues
 
         os  << setw(width) << timeValue;
 
+        OCharStream buf;
+
         forAll(values, probei)
         {
             if (includeOutOfBounds_ || processor_[probei] != -1)
             {
-                os  << ' ' << setw(width) << values[probei];
+                buf.rewind();
+                buf << values[probei];
+                os  << ' ' << setw(width) << buf.str().data();
             }
         }
         os  << endl;