diff --git a/applications/solvers/lagrangian/reactingParcelFoam/simpleReactingParcelFoam/createClouds.H b/applications/solvers/lagrangian/reactingParcelFoam/simpleReactingParcelFoam/createClouds.H
index 26852f0b75..a8444d5d35 100644
--- a/applications/solvers/lagrangian/reactingParcelFoam/simpleReactingParcelFoam/createClouds.H
+++ b/applications/solvers/lagrangian/reactingParcelFoam/simpleReactingParcelFoam/createClouds.H
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Info<< "\nConstructing " << CLOUD_BASE_TYPE_NAME << " cloud" << endl;
 basicReactingTypeCloud parcels
 (
-    word(CLOUD_BASE_TYPE_NAME) + "1",
+    word(CLOUD_BASE_TYPE_NAME) & "Cloud1",
     rho,
     U,
     g,