diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/extrude/extrudeToRegionMesh/extrudeToRegionMesh.C b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/extrude/extrudeToRegionMesh/extrudeToRegionMesh.C
index c538c60d42..9a712c9b55 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/extrude/extrudeToRegionMesh/extrudeToRegionMesh.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/extrude/extrudeToRegionMesh/extrudeToRegionMesh.C
@@ -1281,7 +1281,7 @@ void addZoneSidePatches
         {
             // Reuse single empty patch.
             word patchName;
-            if (oneDPolyPatchType == "emptyPolyPatch")
+            if (oneDPolyPatchType == "empty")
             {
                 patchName = "oneDEmptyPatch";
                 zoneSidePatch[zoneI] = addPatch<emptyPolyPatch>
@@ -1291,7 +1291,7 @@ void addZoneSidePatches
                     newPatches
                 );
             }
-            else if (oneDPolyPatchType == "wedgePolyPatch")
+            else if (oneDPolyPatchType == "wedge")
             {
                 patchName = "oneDWedgePatch";
                 zoneSidePatch[zoneI] = addPatch<wedgePolyPatch>
diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/extrude/extrudeToRegionMesh/extrudeToRegionMeshDict b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/extrude/extrudeToRegionMesh/extrudeToRegionMeshDict
index b5f14db5d6..209e99b00d 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/extrude/extrudeToRegionMesh/extrudeToRegionMeshDict
+++ b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/extrude/extrudeToRegionMesh/extrudeToRegionMeshDict
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ sampleMode      nearestPatchFace;
 oneD            false;
 
 // If oneD is true. Specify which boundary is wanted between the layers
-//oneDPolyPatchType emptyPolyPatch; //wedgePolyPatch
+//oneDPolyPatchType empty; //wedge
 
 
 //- Extrusion model to use. The only logical choice is linearNormal?