diff --git a/src/surfMesh/surfaceFormats/starcd/STARCDsurfaceFormat.C b/src/surfMesh/surfaceFormats/starcd/STARCDsurfaceFormat.C
index 49e48578f5..3409b2c421 100644
--- a/src/surfMesh/surfaceFormats/starcd/STARCDsurfaceFormat.C
+++ b/src/surfMesh/surfaceFormats/starcd/STARCDsurfaceFormat.C
@@ -135,26 +135,27 @@ bool Foam::fileFormats::STARCDsurfaceFormat<Face>::read
     label regionI = 0;
 
     label lineLabel, shapeId, nLabels, cellTableId, typeId;
-    labelList starLabels(64);
+    DynamicList<label> vertexLabels(64);
 
     while ((is >> lineLabel).good())
     {
         is >> shapeId >> nLabels >> cellTableId >> typeId;
 
-        if (nLabels > starLabels.size())
-        {
-            starLabels.setSize(nLabels);
-        }
-        starLabels = -1;
+        vertexLabels.clear();
+        vertexLabels.reserve(nLabels);
 
         // read indices - max 8 per line
         for (label i = 0; i < nLabels; ++i)
         {
+            label vrtId;
             if ((i % 8) == 0)
             {
                is >> lineLabel;
             }
-            is >> starLabels[i];
+            is >> vrtId;
+
+            // convert original vertex id to point label
+            vertexLabels.append(mapPointId[vrtId]);
         }
 
         if (typeId == starcdShellType_)
@@ -178,14 +179,7 @@ bool Foam::fileFormats::STARCDsurfaceFormat<Face>::read
                 dynSizes.append(0);
             }
 
-            SubList<label> vertices(starLabels, nLabels);
-
-            // convert orig vertex id to point label
-            forAll(vertices, i)
-            {
-                vertices[i] = mapPointId[vertices[i]];
-            }
-
+            SubList<label> vertices(vertexLabels, vertexLabels.size());
             if (mustTriangulate && nLabels > 3)
             {
                 face f(vertices);
diff --git a/src/surfMesh/surfaceFormats/tri/TRIsurfaceFormatCore.C b/src/surfMesh/surfaceFormats/tri/TRIsurfaceFormatCore.C
index c1114dff67..40e624214a 100644
--- a/src/surfMesh/surfaceFormats/tri/TRIsurfaceFormatCore.C
+++ b/src/surfMesh/surfaceFormats/tri/TRIsurfaceFormatCore.C
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ bool Foam::fileFormats::TRIsurfaceFormatCore::read
         }
     }
     // truncate addressed size
-    dynSizes.setSize(nPatch);
+    dynSizes.setCapacity(nPatch);
 
     // transfer to normal lists
     points_.transfer(dynPoints);