diff --git a/src/surfMesh/writers/debug/debugSurfaceWriter.C b/src/surfMesh/writers/debug/debugSurfaceWriter.C
index 231d397ea0..796136b555 100644
--- a/src/surfMesh/writers/debug/debugSurfaceWriter.C
+++ b/src/surfMesh/writers/debug/debugSurfaceWriter.C
@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@ Foam::surfaceWriters::debugWriter::mergeField
             (
                 fld,
                 allFld,
-                UPstream::worldComm,
+                (UPstream::msgType() + msgTag_),
                 commType_,
-                (UPstream::msgType() + msgTag_)
+                UPstream::worldComm
             );
         }