diff --git a/src/transportModels/incompressible/viscosityModels/BirdCarreau/BirdCarreau.C b/src/transportModels/incompressible/viscosityModels/BirdCarreau/BirdCarreau.C
index 11c992916a..048dc61a5b 100644
--- a/src/transportModels/incompressible/viscosityModels/BirdCarreau/BirdCarreau.C
+++ b/src/transportModels/incompressible/viscosityModels/BirdCarreau/BirdCarreau.C
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ Foam::viscosityModels::BirdCarreau::BirdCarreau
     (
         IOobject
         (
-            "nu",
+            name,
             U_.time().timeName(),
             U_.db(),
             IOobject::NO_READ,
diff --git a/src/transportModels/incompressible/viscosityModels/Casson/Casson.C b/src/transportModels/incompressible/viscosityModels/Casson/Casson.C
index ff75e828d1..818a97c95d 100644
--- a/src/transportModels/incompressible/viscosityModels/Casson/Casson.C
+++ b/src/transportModels/incompressible/viscosityModels/Casson/Casson.C
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ Foam::viscosityModels::Casson::Casson
     (
         IOobject
         (
-            "nu",
+            name,
             U_.time().timeName(),
             U_.db(),
             IOobject::NO_READ,