diff --git a/src/regionModels/surfaceFilmModels/kinematicSingleLayer/kinematicSingleLayer.C b/src/regionModels/surfaceFilmModels/kinematicSingleLayer/kinematicSingleLayer.C
index 050c27d3af..a9094d55c1 100644
--- a/src/regionModels/surfaceFilmModels/kinematicSingleLayer/kinematicSingleLayer.C
+++ b/src/regionModels/surfaceFilmModels/kinematicSingleLayer/kinematicSingleLayer.C
@@ -282,8 +282,8 @@ void kinematicSingleLayer::updateSurfaceVelocities()
     Uw_ -= nHat()*(Uw_ & nHat());
     Uw_.correctBoundaryConditions();
 
-    // TODO: apply quadratic profile to determine surface velocity
-    Us_ = U_;
+    // apply quadratic profile to surface velocity
+    Us_ = 2.0*U_;
     Us_.correctBoundaryConditions();
 }