diff --git a/applications/utilities/thermophysical/chemkinToFoam/chemkinToFoam.C b/applications/utilities/thermophysical/chemkinToFoam/chemkinToFoam.C
index b919ecd88d..ca34cdf0f6 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/thermophysical/chemkinToFoam/chemkinToFoam.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/thermophysical/chemkinToFoam/chemkinToFoam.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2017 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ using namespace Foam;
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
+    // Increase the precision of the output for JANAF coefficients
+    Ostream::defaultPrecision(10);
+
     argList::validArgs.append("CHEMKINFile");
     argList::validArgs.append("CHEMKINThermodynamicsFile");
     argList::validArgs.append("CHEMKINTransport");