diff --git a/src/phasicFlow/repository/Time/Time.C b/src/phasicFlow/repository/Time/Time.C
index 990da321..44a0077c 100644
--- a/src/phasicFlow/repository/Time/Time.C
+++ b/src/phasicFlow/repository/Time/Time.C
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ bool pFlow::Time::write
 {
 	if(outputToFile())
 	{
-		Report(0)<<"\nWriting to file at time: "<< cyanText(currentTime())<<endReport;
+		Report(0)<<"\nWriting to file at time: "<< cyanText(currentTimeWord())<<endReport;
 		return repository::write(verbose);
 	}
 	return true;
diff --git a/src/phasicFlow/repository/Time/Time.H b/src/phasicFlow/repository/Time/Time.H
index 119a75fb..dc3c19c6 100644
--- a/src/phasicFlow/repository/Time/Time.H
+++ b/src/phasicFlow/repository/Time/Time.H
@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@ public:
 	//// -  Methods
 		virtual fileSystem localPath()const
 		{
-			real ct = currentTime();
-			word lp = real2Word( ct, timePrecision());
+			word lp = currentTimeWord();
 			return lp;
 		}
 	
diff --git a/src/phasicFlow/repository/Time/timeControl.H b/src/phasicFlow/repository/Time/timeControl.H
index 5f311a93..ba41e6e0 100644
--- a/src/phasicFlow/repository/Time/timeControl.H
+++ b/src/phasicFlow/repository/Time/timeControl.H
@@ -103,6 +103,12 @@ public:
 		return currentTime_;
 	}
 
+	word currentTimeWord() const
+	{
+		word ctw = real2Word( currentTime(), timePrecision());
+		return ctw;
+	}
+
 	int32 currentIter()const
 	{
 		return currentIter_;
@@ -132,7 +138,7 @@ public:
 		currentTime_ += dt_;
 		if(screenReport())
 		{
-			Report(0)<<"Time (s): "<<cyanText(currentTime_)<<endReport;
+			Report(0)<<"Time (s): "<<cyanText( currentTimeWord() )<<endReport;
 		}
 		// switch outputToFile_ on/off
 		checkForOutputToFile();