diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/constraint/cyclicACMI/cyclicACMIFvPatchField.C b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/constraint/cyclicACMI/cyclicACMIFvPatchField.C
index 905a565b0a..9fa08201ea 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/constraint/cyclicACMI/cyclicACMIFvPatchField.C
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/constraint/cyclicACMI/cyclicACMIFvPatchField.C
@@ -294,15 +294,26 @@ void Foam::cyclicACMIFvPatchField<Type>::updateCoeffs()
 }
 
 
+template<class Type>
+void Foam::cyclicACMIFvPatchField<Type>::initEvaluate
+(
+    const Pstream::commsTypes comms
+)
+{
+    // update non-overlap patch
+    const fvPatchField<Type>& npf = nonOverlapPatchField();
+    const_cast<fvPatchField<Type>&>(npf).evaluate(comms);
+}
+
+
 template<class Type>
 void Foam::cyclicACMIFvPatchField<Type>::evaluate
 (
     const Pstream::commsTypes comms
 )
 {
-    // blend contrubutions from the coupled and non-overlap patches
+    // blend contributions from the coupled and non-overlap patches
     const fvPatchField<Type>& npf = nonOverlapPatchField();
-    const_cast<fvPatchField<Type>&>(npf).evaluate();
 
     coupledFvPatchField<Type>::evaluate(comms);
     const Field<Type>& cpf = *this;
@@ -392,7 +403,7 @@ void Foam::cyclicACMIFvPatchField<Type>::manipulateMatrix
     fvMatrix<Type>& matrix
 )
 {
-    // blend contrubutions from the coupled and non-overlap patches
+    // blend contributions from the coupled and non-overlap patches
     const fvPatchField<Type>& npf = nonOverlapPatchField();
 
     const scalarField& mask = cyclicACMIPatch_.cyclicACMIPatch().mask();
diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/constraint/cyclicACMI/cyclicACMIFvPatchField.H b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/constraint/cyclicACMI/cyclicACMIFvPatchField.H
index 91f414d321..3a8198a95b 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/constraint/cyclicACMI/cyclicACMIFvPatchField.H
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/constraint/cyclicACMI/cyclicACMIFvPatchField.H
@@ -206,6 +206,12 @@ public:
             //- Update the coefficients associated with the patch field
             void updateCoeffs();
 
+            //- Initialise the evaluation of the patch field
+            virtual void initEvaluate
+            (
+                const Pstream::commsTypes commsType
+            );
+
             //- Evaluate the patch field
             virtual void evaluate
             (