diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyPatches/constraint/processor/processorPolyPatch.C b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyPatches/constraint/processor/processorPolyPatch.C
index 37e2fb4d71..c72f4ea712 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyPatches/constraint/processor/processorPolyPatch.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyPatches/constraint/processor/processorPolyPatch.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2013 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2014 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -56,10 +56,11 @@ Foam::processorPolyPatch::processorPolyPatch
     const polyBoundaryMesh& bm,
     const int myProcNo,
     const int neighbProcNo,
-    const transformType transform
+    const transformType transform,
+    const word& patchType
 )
 :
-    coupledPolyPatch(name, size, start, index, bm, typeName, transform),
+    coupledPolyPatch(name, size, start, index, bm, patchType, transform),
     myProcNo_(myProcNo),
     neighbProcNo_(neighbProcNo),
     neighbFaceCentres_(),
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyPatches/constraint/processor/processorPolyPatch.H b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyPatches/constraint/processor/processorPolyPatch.H
index 6a3d202a42..63c2a7dd8a 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyPatches/constraint/processor/processorPolyPatch.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyPatches/constraint/processor/processorPolyPatch.H
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2013 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2014 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -136,7 +136,8 @@ public:
             const polyBoundaryMesh& bm,
             const int myProcNo,
             const int neighbProcNo,
-            const transformType transform = UNKNOWN  // transformation type
+            const transformType transform = UNKNOWN,  // transformation type
+            const word& patchType = typeName
         );
 
         //- Construct from dictionary
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyPatches/constraint/processorCyclic/processorCyclicPolyPatch.C b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyPatches/constraint/processorCyclic/processorCyclicPolyPatch.C
index 927c0e80b7..e2d86a4977 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyPatches/constraint/processorCyclic/processorCyclicPolyPatch.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyPatches/constraint/processorCyclic/processorCyclicPolyPatch.C
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ Foam::processorCyclicPolyPatch::processorCyclicPolyPatch
     const int myProcNo,
     const int neighbProcNo,
     const word& referPatchName,
-    const transformType transform
+    const transformType transform,
+    const word& patchType
 )
 :
     processorPolyPatch
@@ -61,7 +62,8 @@ Foam::processorCyclicPolyPatch::processorCyclicPolyPatch
         bm,
         myProcNo,
         neighbProcNo,
-        transform
+        transform,
+        patchType
     ),
     referPatchName_(referPatchName),
     tag_(-1),
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyPatches/constraint/processorCyclic/processorCyclicPolyPatch.H b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyPatches/constraint/processorCyclic/processorCyclicPolyPatch.H
index 2bfc2c9830..3ede021901 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyPatches/constraint/processorCyclic/processorCyclicPolyPatch.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyPatches/constraint/processorCyclic/processorCyclicPolyPatch.H
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ public:
             const int myProcNo,
             const int neighbProcNo,
             const word& referPatchName,
-            const transformType transform = UNKNOWN
+            const transformType transform = UNKNOWN,
+            const word& patchType = typeName
         );
 
         //- Construct from dictionary