diff --git a/src/surfMesh/writers/ensight/ensightSurfaceWriter.C b/src/surfMesh/writers/ensight/ensightSurfaceWriter.C
index 00318e13f0..c565f5252c 100644
--- a/src/surfMesh/writers/ensight/ensightSurfaceWriter.C
+++ b/src/surfMesh/writers/ensight/ensightSurfaceWriter.C
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ void Foam::surfaceWriters::ensightWriter::close()
 {
     times_.clear();
     meshes_.clear();
+    cache_.clear();
     surfaceWriter::close();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/surfMesh/writers/ensight/ensightSurfaceWriter.H b/src/surfMesh/writers/ensight/ensightSurfaceWriter.H
index f02f8d920c..1c6b2f431d 100644
--- a/src/surfMesh/writers/ensight/ensightSurfaceWriter.H
+++ b/src/surfMesh/writers/ensight/ensightSurfaceWriter.H
@@ -89,11 +89,11 @@ class ensightWriter
         //- The collated output times
         DynamicList<scalar> times_;
 
-        //- Indices in times_ when a geometry (mesh) has been written
+        //- Indices in times_ when geometry (mesh) has been written (collated)
         bitSet meshes_;
 
-        // NOTE: Could also maintain fieldsDict here,
-        // or as a HashTable of info.
+        //- Cached information for times, geometry, fields (collated)
+        dictionary cache_;
 
 
     // Private Member Functions
diff --git a/src/surfMesh/writers/ensight/ensightSurfaceWriterCollated.C b/src/surfMesh/writers/ensight/ensightSurfaceWriterCollated.C
index 22cfe74ada..e4f774bac7 100644
--- a/src/surfMesh/writers/ensight/ensightSurfaceWriterCollated.C
+++ b/src/surfMesh/writers/ensight/ensightSurfaceWriterCollated.C
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ Foam::label Foam::surfaceWriters::ensightWriter::readPreviousTimes
     labelList geomIndices;
     scalarList meshTimes;
 
-    dictionary dict;
+    cache_.clear();
 
     const fileName dictFile(baseDir/dictName);
 
@@ -93,19 +93,19 @@ Foam::label Foam::surfaceWriters::ensightWriter::readPreviousTimes
     {
         IFstream is(dictFile);
 
-        if (is.good() && dict.read(is))
+        if (is.good() && cache_.read(is))
         {
             meshes_.clear();
 
-            dict.readIfPresent("times", times_);
+            cache_.readIfPresent("times", times_);
             timeIndex = findTimeIndex(times_, timeValue);
 
-            if (dict.readIfPresent("geometry", geomIndices))
+            if (cache_.readIfPresent("geometry", geomIndices))
             {
                 // Convert indices to bitSet entries
                 meshes_.set(geomIndices);
             }
-            else if (dict.readIfPresent("meshes", meshTimes))
+            else if (cache_.readIfPresent("meshes", meshTimes))
             {
                 WarningInFunction
                     << nl
@@ -273,47 +273,29 @@ Foam::fileName Foam::surfaceWriters::ensightWriter::writeCollated
 
         // Do case file
         {
-            dictionary dict;
-
             // Add time information to dictionary
-            dict.set("geometry", meshes_.sortedToc());
-            dict.set("times", times_);
+            cache_.set("geometry", meshes_.sortedToc());
+            cache_.set("times", times_);
 
             // Debugging, or if needed for older versions:
-            //// dict.set
+            //// cache_.set
             //// (
             ////     "meshes",
             ////     IndirectList<scalar>(times_, meshes_.sortedToc())
             //// );
 
+            // Add field information to dictionary
+            dictionary& fieldsDict = cache_.subDictOrAdd("fields");
+            dictionary& fieldDict = fieldsDict.subDictOrAdd(fieldName);
 
-            // Add field information to dictionary?
-            bool hasField = false;
-
-            dictionary* fieldsDictPtr = dict.findDict("fields");
-            if (fieldsDictPtr)
+            if (fieldDict.empty())
             {
-                hasField = fieldsDictPtr->found(fieldName);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                // No "fields" dictionary - create first
-                fieldsDictPtr = dict.set("fields", dictionary())->dictPtr();
-            }
-
-            if (!hasField)
-            {
-                dictionary fieldDict;
                 fieldDict.set("type", ensightPTraits<Type>::typeName);
                 fieldDict.set("name", varName); // ensight variable name
-
-                fieldsDictPtr->set(fieldName, fieldDict);
                 stateChanged = true;
             }
 
 
-            const dictionary& fieldsDict = *fieldsDictPtr;
-
             if (stateChanged)
             {
                 if (verbose_)
@@ -323,7 +305,7 @@ Foam::fileName Foam::surfaceWriters::ensightWriter::writeCollated
                 {
                     OFstream os(baseDir/"fieldsDict");
                     os << "// Summary of Ensight fields, times" << nl << nl;
-                    dict.write(os, false);
+                    cache_.write(os, false);
                 }
 
                 OFstream osCase(outputFile, IOstream::ASCII);
@@ -489,7 +471,7 @@ Foam::fileName Foam::surfaceWriters::ensightWriter::writeCollated
             OFstream timeStamp(dataDir/"time");
             timeStamp
                 << "#   timestep time" << nl
-                << dataDir.name() << " " << timeValue << nl;
+                << dataDir.name() << ' ' << timeValue << nl;
         }
     }