diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/uniformJumpAMI/uniformJumpAMIFvPatchField.C b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/uniformJumpAMI/uniformJumpAMIFvPatchField.C
index 06f4e3c134..0670119ab0 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/uniformJumpAMI/uniformJumpAMIFvPatchField.C
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/uniformJumpAMI/uniformJumpAMIFvPatchField.C
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ Foam::uniformJumpAMIFvPatchField<Type>::uniformJumpAMIFvPatchField
     {
         fvPatchField<Type>::operator=(Field<Type>("value", dict, p.size()));
     }
+    else
+    {
+        this->evaluate(Pstream::blocking);
+    }
 }