diff --git a/src/functionObjects/forces/forces/forces.C b/src/functionObjects/forces/forces/forces.C
index b8e0f133db..f2d13dba60 100644
--- a/src/functionObjects/forces/forces/forces.C
+++ b/src/functionObjects/forces/forces/forces.C
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ Foam::wordList Foam::functionObjects::forces::createFileNames
     DynamicList<word> names(1);
 
     const word forceType(dict.lookup("type"));
+    names.append(forceType);
 
     if (dict.found("binData"))
     {
@@ -64,8 +65,6 @@ Foam::wordList Foam::functionObjects::forces::createFileNames
         }
     }
 
-    names.append(forceType);
-
     return names;
 }