diff --git a/processing/pre/patchFromReconstructedBoundaries.py b/processing/pre/patchFromReconstructedBoundaries.py
index 7d224f972..258d4c985 100755
--- a/processing/pre/patchFromReconstructedBoundaries.py
+++ b/processing/pre/patchFromReconstructedBoundaries.py
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ def boundary_conditions(rate,thickness, size,aspect,xmargin,ymargin):
   "*apply_name pull_bottom",
   "*apply_type fixed_displacement",
   "*apply_dof y",
-  "*apply_dof_value y %f"%(-rate*(inner+outer)/2.0),
+  "*apply_dof_value y %f"%(-rate*(lower+upper)/2.0),
   "*apply_dof_table y linear",
   "*select_clear_nodes",
   "*select_nodes",
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ def boundary_conditions(rate,thickness, size,aspect,xmargin,ymargin):
   "*apply_name pull_top",
   "*apply_type fixed_displacement",
   "*apply_dof y",
-  "*apply_dof_value y %f"%(rate*(inner+outer)/2.0),
+  "*apply_dof_value y %f"%(rate*(lower+upper)/2.0),
   "*apply_dof_table y linear",
   "*select_clear_nodes",
   "*select_nodes",