diff --git a/code/DAMASK_spectral_driver.f90 b/code/DAMASK_spectral_driver.f90
index d01de374b..a8f3d0b5d 100644
--- a/code/DAMASK_spectral_driver.f90
+++ b/code/DAMASK_spectral_driver.f90
@@ -153,13 +153,11 @@ program DAMASK_spectral_Driver
      select case (IO_lc(IO_stringValue(line,positions,i)))
        case('fdot','dotf','l','velocitygrad','velgrad','velocitygradient')                          ! assign values for the deformation BC matrix
          temp_valueVector = 0.0_pReal
-         if (IO_lc(IO_stringValue(line,positions,i)) == 'l'.or. &                                   ! in case of given L, set flag to true
-             IO_lc(IO_stringValue(line,positions,i)) == 'velocitygrad'.or.&
-             IO_lc(IO_stringValue(line,positions,i)) == 'velgrad'.or.&
-             IO_lc(IO_stringValue(line,positions,i)) == 'velocitygradient') then
-           loadCases(currentLoadCase)%deformation%myType = 'l'
-         else
+         if (IO_lc(IO_stringValue(line,positions,i)) == 'fdot'.or. &                                ! in case of Fdot, set type to fdot
+             IO_lc(IO_stringValue(line,positions,i)) == 'dotf') then
            loadCases(currentLoadCase)%deformation%myType = 'fdot'
+         else
+           loadCases(currentLoadCase)%deformation%myType = 'l'
          endif
          forall (j = 1_pInt:9_pInt) temp_maskVector(j) = IO_stringValue(line,positions,i+j) /= '*'
          do j = 1_pInt,9_pInt