diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/splitMeshRegions/splitMeshRegions.C b/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/splitMeshRegions/splitMeshRegions.C
index 582a6ca9bf..e71a5f11c0 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/splitMeshRegions/splitMeshRegions.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/splitMeshRegions/splitMeshRegions.C
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ Description
 #include "EdgeMap.H"
 #include "syncTools.H"
 #include "ReadFields.H"
+#include "directMappedWallPolyPatch.H"
 
 using namespace Foam;
 
@@ -1022,13 +1023,13 @@ EdgeMap<label> addRegionPatches
             (
                 mesh,
                 regionNames[e[0]] + "_to_" + regionNames[e[1]],
-                polyPatch::typeName
+                directMappedWallPolyPatch::typeName
             );
             addPatch
             (
                 mesh,
                 regionNames[e[1]] + "_to_" + regionNames[e[0]],
-                polyPatch::typeName
+                directMappedWallPolyPatch::typeName
             );
 
             Info<< "For interface between region " << e[0]
@@ -1100,7 +1101,6 @@ EdgeMap<label> addRegionPatches
 //}
 
 
-//XXXXXXXXX
 // Find region that covers most of cell zone
 label findCorrespondingRegion
 (
@@ -1152,7 +1152,6 @@ label findCorrespondingRegion
 
     return regionI;
 }
-//XXXXXXXXX
 
 
 //// Checks if cellZone has corresponding cellRegion.
diff --git a/src/meshTools/directMapped/directMappedPolyPatch/directMappedPatchBase.C b/src/meshTools/directMapped/directMappedPolyPatch/directMappedPatchBase.C
index 4852a54c2e..81ef42bee9 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/directMapped/directMappedPolyPatch/directMappedPatchBase.C
+++ b/src/meshTools/directMapped/directMappedPolyPatch/directMappedPatchBase.C
@@ -446,15 +446,16 @@ void Foam::directMappedPatchBase::calcMapping() const
 
         forAll(magOffset, sampleI)
         {
-            if (mag(magOffset[sampleI]-avgOffset) > 0.001*avgOffset)
+            if (mag(magOffset[sampleI]-avgOffset) > max(SMALL, 0.001*avgOffset))
             {
                 WarningIn("directMappedPatchBase::calcMapping() const")
-                    << "The actual cell centres picked up using offset "
+                    << "The actual cell/face centres picked up using offset "
                     << offset_ << " are not" << endl
                     << "    on a single plane."
                     << " This might give numerical problems." << endl
                     << "    At patchface " << patchFc[sampleI]
-                    << " the sampled cell " << sampleLocations[sampleI] << endl
+                    << " the sampled cell/face " << sampleLocations[sampleI]
+                    << endl
                     << "    is not on a plane " << avgOffset
                     << " offset from the patch." << endl
                     << "    You might want to shift your plane offset."
diff --git a/src/meshTools/directMapped/directMappedPolyPatch/directMappedPolyPatch.C b/src/meshTools/directMapped/directMappedPolyPatch/directMappedPolyPatch.C
index ee267a3dbf..0058c84d0d 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/directMapped/directMappedPolyPatch/directMappedPolyPatch.C
+++ b/src/meshTools/directMapped/directMappedPolyPatch/directMappedPolyPatch.C
@@ -77,11 +77,7 @@ Foam::directMappedPolyPatch::directMappedPolyPatch
 )
 :
     polyPatch(pp, bm),
-    directMappedPatchBase
-    (
-        *this,
-        static_cast<const directMappedPatchBase&>(*this)
-    )
+    directMappedPatchBase(*this, pp)
 {}
 
 
@@ -95,11 +91,7 @@ Foam::directMappedPolyPatch::directMappedPolyPatch
 )
 :
     polyPatch(pp, bm, index, newSize, newStart),
-    directMappedPatchBase
-    (
-        *this,
-        static_cast<const directMappedPatchBase&>(*this)
-    )
+    directMappedPatchBase(*this, pp)
 {}
 
 
diff --git a/src/meshTools/directMapped/directMappedPolyPatch/directMappedPolyPatch.H b/src/meshTools/directMapped/directMappedPolyPatch/directMappedPolyPatch.H
index 522564b337..e07f78a958 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/directMapped/directMappedPolyPatch/directMappedPolyPatch.H
+++ b/src/meshTools/directMapped/directMappedPolyPatch/directMappedPolyPatch.H
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ protected:
 public:
 
     //- Runtime type information
-    TypeName("directMappedPatch");
+    TypeName("directMapped");
 
 
     // Constructors
diff --git a/src/meshTools/directMapped/directMappedPolyPatch/directMappedWallPolyPatch.C b/src/meshTools/directMapped/directMappedPolyPatch/directMappedWallPolyPatch.C
index ac2b8ff921..daaee3bcb4 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/directMapped/directMappedPolyPatch/directMappedWallPolyPatch.C
+++ b/src/meshTools/directMapped/directMappedPolyPatch/directMappedWallPolyPatch.C
@@ -82,11 +82,7 @@ Foam::directMappedWallPolyPatch::directMappedWallPolyPatch
 )
 :
     wallPolyPatch(pp, bm),
-    directMappedPatchBase
-    (
-        *this,
-        static_cast<const directMappedPatchBase&>(*this)
-    )
+    directMappedPatchBase(*this, pp)
 {}
 
 
@@ -100,11 +96,7 @@ Foam::directMappedWallPolyPatch::directMappedWallPolyPatch
 )
 :
     wallPolyPatch(pp, bm, index, newSize, newStart),
-    directMappedPatchBase
-    (
-        *this,
-        static_cast<const directMappedPatchBase&>(*this)
-    )
+    directMappedPatchBase(*this, pp)
 {}
 
 
diff --git a/src/meshTools/directMapped/directMappedPolyPatch/directMappedWallPolyPatch.H b/src/meshTools/directMapped/directMappedPolyPatch/directMappedWallPolyPatch.H
index 33a0c1e557..407d62ddda 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/directMapped/directMappedPolyPatch/directMappedWallPolyPatch.H
+++ b/src/meshTools/directMapped/directMappedPolyPatch/directMappedWallPolyPatch.H
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ protected:
 public:
 
     //- Runtime type information
-    TypeName("directMappedPatch");
+    TypeName("directMappedWall");
 
 
     // Constructors
diff --git a/tutorials/incompressible/pisoFoam/les/pitzDailyDirectMapped/constant/polyMesh/boundary b/tutorials/incompressible/pisoFoam/les/pitzDailyDirectMapped/constant/polyMesh/boundary
index 0b56bb9f5e..4530c7b820 100644
--- a/tutorials/incompressible/pisoFoam/les/pitzDailyDirectMapped/constant/polyMesh/boundary
+++ b/tutorials/incompressible/pisoFoam/les/pitzDailyDirectMapped/constant/polyMesh/boundary
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ FoamFile
 (
 inlet
 {
-    type            directMappedPatch;
+    type            directMapped;
     nFaces          30;
     startFace       27238;
     sampleMode      nearestCell;