diff --git a/openfoam2012/freeCylinderFlow/mesh.sh b/openfoam2012/freeCylinderFlow/mesh.sh
index 817be25009d356cf543ee54966b081ccb52b4fe4..b96b5aa24603e9851ded790d360b520a438dc63d 100755
--- a/openfoam2012/freeCylinderFlow/mesh.sh
+++ b/openfoam2012/freeCylinderFlow/mesh.sh
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env sh
 set -e
-echo "mesh.sh started" >> scripts.log
-if test -n $1
+echo "mesh.sh started with \$1='$1'" >> scripts.log
+if test -n "$1"
 then
   N=$1
   echo "N detected: $N" >> scripts.log
   sed -i 's#^N [0-9]*;$#N '$1';#' parameters
-  grep -e '^N ' system/blockMeshDict >> scripts.log
+  grep -e '^N ' parameters >> scripts.log
 fi
 rm -rf constant/polyMesh
 blockMesh
diff --git a/openfoam2012/freeCylinderFlow/runNewMesh.sh b/openfoam2012/freeCylinderFlow/runNewMesh.sh
index 489a35c6bc5ced74df6a89a4b3042b66bb2e83cf..5713681d41d8f311a6cdf12dcdaccad3743a79d7 100755
--- a/openfoam2012/freeCylinderFlow/runNewMesh.sh
+++ b/openfoam2012/freeCylinderFlow/runNewMesh.sh
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 set -e
 
 echo "runNewMesh.sh started" >> scripts.log
-if test -n $1
+if test -n "$1"
 then
   N=$1
   echo "N detected: $N" >> scripts.log
   sed -i 's#^N [0-9]*;$#N '$1';#' parameters
-  grep -e '^N ' system/blockMeshDict >> scripts.log
+  grep -e '^N ' parameters >> scripts.log
 fi
 rm -rf constant/polyMesh
 foamListTimes -rm