diff --git a/processing/pre/geom_check.sh b/processing/pre/geom_check.sh
index 1eb85913c..5a39d4fc7 100755
--- a/processing/pre/geom_check.sh
+++ b/processing/pre/geom_check.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ do
   < $geom \
   | \
   vtk_addRectilinearGridData \
-    --scalar microstructure \
+    --data microstructure \
     --inplace \
     --vtk ${geom%.*}.vtk
   rm ${geom%.*}.vtk
diff --git a/processing/pre/seeds_check.sh b/processing/pre/seeds_check.sh
index f24cd1c64..9bc054406 100755
--- a/processing/pre/seeds_check.sh
+++ b/processing/pre/seeds_check.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ do
   vtk_pointcloud $seeds
 
   vtk_addPointcloudData $seeds \
-    --scalar microstructure,weight \
+    --data microstructure,weight \
     --inplace \
     --vtk ${seeds%.*}.vtp \