diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/writeFile/writeFile.C b/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/writeFile/writeFile.C
index 919b948b0d..494ef3545c 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/writeFile/writeFile.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/writeFile/writeFile.C
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ void Foam::functionObjects::writeFile::writeCommented
 ) const
 {
     os  << setw(1) << "#" << setw(1) << ' '
-        << setw(charWidth() - 2) << str.c_str();
+        << setf(ios_base::left) << setw(charWidth() - 2) << str.c_str();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/writeFile/writeFileTemplates.C b/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/writeFile/writeFileTemplates.C
index e5f7209b7b..dd990aadb4 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/writeFile/writeFileTemplates.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/writeFile/writeFileTemplates.C
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ void Foam::functionObjects::writeFile::writeHeaderValue
 ) const
 {
     os  << setw(1) << '#' << setw(1) << ' '
-        << setw(charWidth() - 2) << setf(ios_base::left) << property.c_str()
+        << setf(ios_base::left) << setw(charWidth() - 2) << property.c_str()
         << setw(1) << ':' << setw(1) << ' ' << value << nl;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/functionObjects/volRegion/volRegion.C b/src/finiteVolume/functionObjects/volRegion/volRegion.C
index be2bca5e83..e9b9758b5d 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/functionObjects/volRegion/volRegion.C
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/functionObjects/volRegion/volRegion.C
@@ -60,10 +60,11 @@ void Foam::functionObjects::volRegion::writeFileHeader
     Ostream& file
 )
 {
-    wf.writeCommented(file, "Region     : ");
-    file << regionTypeNames_[regionType_] << " " << regionName_ << endl;
-    wf.writeHeaderValue(file, "Cells", nCells());
-    wf.writeHeaderValue(file, "Volume", V());
+    wf.writeCommented(file, "Region");
+    file<< setw(1) << ':' << setw(1) << ' '
+        << regionTypeNames_[regionType_] << " " << regionName_ << endl;
+    wf.writeHeaderValue(file, "Cells", nCells_);
+    wf.writeHeaderValue(file, "Volume", V_);
 }
 
 
@@ -85,6 +86,10 @@ Foam::functionObjects::volRegion::volRegion
     regionID_(-1)
 {
     read(dict);
+
+    // Cache integral properties of the region for writeFileHeader
+    nCells_ = nCells();
+    V_ = V();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/functionObjects/volRegion/volRegion.H b/src/finiteVolume/functionObjects/volRegion/volRegion.H
index f316cf9b71..74edb39ab5 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/functionObjects/volRegion/volRegion.H
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/functionObjects/volRegion/volRegion.H
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@ class volRegion
 
         const fvMesh& mesh_;
 
+        // Cache integral properties of the region for writeFileHeader
+        label nCells_;
+        scalar V_;
+
 
 public: